This
Offering
Shares offered by selling
shareholders
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Up to
shares, based on current market prices, including (i) up to
shares issuable upon exercise of warrants at a price equal to $0.20 per
share, (ii) up to
shares issuable upon exercise of warrants at a price equal to $0.30 per share
and (iii) up to
shares issuable upon conversion of our principal amount $ senior, secured convertible notes, of which 83.33% of the outstanding
principal amount is convertible at a fixed price equal to $.10 per share.
The aggregate number of shares of our common stock offered by the selling
shareholders represents approximately %
of our current outstanding stock.
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Common stock to be
outstanding after the offering
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shares.*
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Use of proceeds
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We are not selling any
shares of common stock in this offering and therefore will not receive any
proceeds from any sales of common stock in this offering. We may, however,
receive proceeds from the exercise of warrants to purchase
shares of our common stock in the aggregate amount of $ ,
if all such warrants and the exercise price is paid entirely in cash. We
intend to use such proceeds, if any, for working capital and general
corporate purposes. See Use of Proceeds for a complete description.
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Risk Factors
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The purchase of our
common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully review and
consider Risk Factors beginning on page .
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Over-The-Counter
Bulletin Board Symbol
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VBTC.OB
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*The above information regarding common stock to be
outstanding after the offering is based on 52,773,718 shares of common stock
outstanding as of November 5, 2007 and assumes the exercise of all warrants,
and conversion of all of our senior, secured convertible notes included in this
prospectus.
2007 Financing Transaction
On August 28, 2007, the Company entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement) with
the purchasers thereunder and a collateral agent pursuant to which the Company
sold (i) senior, secured convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of
$1,440,000 (the 2007 Notes) and five-year warrants to purchase up to
21,920,833 shares of the Companys common stock (the 2007 Warrants).
The 2007 Notes mature on March 28, 2008, unless
extended by mutual agreement of the Company and the note holders. Either the
Company or the note holders may elect to convert all or a portion of the
outstanding principal and/or interest under the 2007 Notes at any time prior to
repayment. The holders of the 2007 Notes may convert 83.33% of any amounts
outstanding under the 2007 Notes at any time into shares of our common stock at
a fixed conversion price per share of $0.10. We may convert 83.33% of any
amounts of principal outstanding under the 2007 Notes at any time prior to
repayment at a conversion price of per share $0.10 if the volume weighted
average price of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin over any 10 consecutive
trading days is $.60 or more per share. Our obligations under the 2007
Securities Purchase Agreement are secured by substantially all of our assets
pursuant to a Security Agreement dated August 28, 2007 between the Company and
the collateral agent.
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The 2007 Warrants are exercisable at a price of $0.20
per share.
In connection with the 2007
Securities Purchase Agreement, we also entered into a registration rights
agreement (the 2007 Registration Rights Agreement) with the purchasers
thereunder providing for the filing of a registration statement with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) registering the common
stock issuable upon conversion of the 2007 Notes and the exercise of the 2007
Warrants (subject to the registration volume limitations of Rule 415 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act). We have satisfied
our obligation to cause the registration statement to be filed. In the event of
a default of our other obligations under the 2007 Registration Rights
Agreement, including if the registration statement is not declared effective
within 90 days of filing (120 days if the registration statement is reviewed by
the Commission), we are required to pay to the purchasers thereunder, as
liquidated damages, for each month that the registration statement is not filed
or declared effective, as the case may be, equal to 1.5% of the each holders
subscription price (subject to a cap of 18% of such holders subscription
price).
RISK
FACTORS
This investment has a high degree of risk. Before you
invest you should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described
below and the other information in this prospectus. If any of the following
risks actually occur, our business, operating results and financial condition
could be harmed and the value of our shares could go down. This means you could
lose all or a part of your investment.
Risks Related to Our Financial
Results
We have
historically incurred operating losses and such losses may continue in the
future. We cannot assure you that we will ever achieve profitability. We will
need to raise additional capital in the future or obtain debt financing to
sustain our operation and these funds may not be available on acceptable terms
or at all.
For the nine-month period
ended September 30, 2007, we generated revenues of $25,272 compared to revenues
of $37,000 for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2006. We incurred a
net loss of $1,597,991 for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 compared to
a net loss of $1,649,086 for the nine-months ended September 30, 2006. For the
three-month period ended September 30, 2007, we generated revenues of $484
compared to revenues of $37,000 for the three-month period ended September 30,
2006. We incurred a net loss of $637,215 for the three months ended September
30, 2007 compared to a net loss of $505,908 for the three-months ended
September 30, 2006. At September 30, 2007, we had a working capital deficiency
of $2,743,791 and an equity deficiency of $2,719,354. Our accumulated deficit
was $14,070,562 as of December 31, 2006 and $15,762,830 as of September 30,
2007.
While we are building our
product and applications portfolio sales, marketing and operating
infrastructure, future losses are likely to occur, as we are planning to spend
money in excess of revenues generated from our operations. No assurances can be
given that we will be successful in reaching or maintaining profitability. Accordingly,
we are likely to experience liquidity and cash flow problems. If our losses
continue, our ability to operate may be severely impacted which may cause us to cease
operations altogether.
Unless we can
become profitable with the existing sources of funds we have available, including
those funds that we received in connection with the 2007 securities offering,
and our operations generate sufficient cash flows to enable us to generate a
profit on a sustained basis, we will require additional capital to sustain
operations and may need to access additional equity and/or debt financing to
grow our operations. In addition, to the extent that we have a working capital
deficit and cannot offset the deficit from profitable sales, we may have to
raise capital to repay the deficit and to permit growth in revenues. Therefore,
we may seek additional funds from private placements and/or public offerings of
its securities, borrowings under credit facilities or other sources. Our
capital requirements will depend on many factors, including:
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The revenues generated by licensing of the The VuIT
reader technology and other products that we develop;
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applications;
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The costs of obtaining and defending patents,
trademarks and copyrights for our products;
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The costs associated with expanding our marketing,
distribution and licensing efforts;
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The expenses we incur in marketing, distributing and
licensing our products;
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The costs associated with any expansion of
operations;
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The costs associated with satisfying already
incurred payables such as legal fees, as well as future legal expenses
relating to SEC compliance; and
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business partnerships or other strategic transactions.
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As a result of
these factors, we will need to raise additional funds, and these funds may not
be available on favorable terms, or at all. Furthermore, if we issue equity or
debt securities to raise additional funds, our existing shareholders may
experience dilution, and the new equity or debt securities may have rights,
preferences and privileges senior to those of our existing shareholders. In
addition, if we raise additional funds through collaboration, licensing or
other similar arrangements, it may be necessary to relinquish valuable
prioprietary rights to our products or
proprietary technologies, or grant licenses on terms that are not favorable to us.
If we cannot raise funds on acceptable terms, we may not be able to develop or
enhance the Companys products, execute the Companys business plan, take
advantage of future opportunities, or respond to competitive pressures or
unanticipated customer requirements. Any of these events could be materially
harmful to our business and may result in a lower share price and could cause
us to cease operations altogether.
If the VuIT reader fails to be
accepted in the market or we fail to develop additional products, we will not
achieve significant revenues and would be unlikely to be able to continue our
current level of operations and would be unable to meet our long-term growth
plans.
The VuIT reader employs new technology for improving
the usability of handheld devices by focusing on the human-machine interface. VuBotics
has no existing customer base which poses a risk that customers will not adapt
to this technology. Our future business and financial success depends on the
markets acceptance of the VuIT reader and our ability to introduce new
products and upgrade existing products into the marketplace. We cannot assure
investors in our common stock that the VuIT reader will achieve market
acceptance. The failure of the VuIT reader to gain market acceptance would
severely harm our business, financial condition and results of operations. Also,
there is a long sales cycle associated with the technology. In addition, developing
new products and upgrades to existing and future products imposes burdens on
our management. This process is costly, and we cannot assure any investor that
we will be able to successfully develop any products or enhance any future
products. If our product development efforts are unsuccessful, we will have
incurred significant costs without recognizing the expected benefits and our
business prospects may suffer.
The
report of our independent auditors includes a going concern uncertainty
explanatory paragraph for the year ended December 31, 2006, which means that we
may not be able to continue operations unless we can become profitable or
obtain additional funding.
We have a history of operating losses that are likely
to continue in the future. Our auditors have included an uncertainty
explanatory paragraph in their Independent Auditors Report included in our
audited financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006 and December
31, 2005 to the effect that our recurring losses from operations and working
capital deficiency raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a
going concern.
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Our financial statements do not include any
adjustments that might be necessary should we be unable to continue as a going
concern. We expect to be able to continue operations through the first quarter
of 2008 with the cash currently on hand and anticipated from our operations. We
cannot give assurances that our business operations will develop and provide us
with significant cash to continue operations.
Potential strategic partners and customers may
refuse to do business with us due to our weak financial condition.
Our future business and financial success depends on
our ability to enter into beneficial relationship with strategic partners and
licensing relationships with customers. However, because we have a history of
operating losses, our financial condition is weak and potential strategic
partners and customers may be reluctant to do business with us, and our
business prospects may suffer, which could hinder our ability to generate
revenues.
Risks Related To Our Business and
Operations
We are involved in litigation that
may require us to pay monetary damages and/or provide a third party with
a license to certain intellectual property.
On February 6, 2007, we
were served with a complaint which had been filed on January 29, 2007 in the
Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia by Ekistics Research, LLC (Ekistics)
and Craig J. Larson, a former director and officer of the Company, against us
and VuBotics Georgia, Inc. The complaint alleged, among other things, that we
breached our obligation to provide up to $500,000 for working capital, software
development, inventory purchases and promotion of the QuantumReader software
during the 12-month period after our acquisition of QuantumReader, Inc. (now
our wholly owned subsidiary) under the Plan and Agreement of Reorganization
dated November 17, 2004 among us, Mr. Larson and others. The plaintiffs were seeking
monetary damages, as well as an injunction requiring us to provide Mr. Larson
with a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, paid-up license to the
QuantumReader software. In March, 2007, Ekistics Research, LLC and Mr. Larson
withdrew the complaint.
On September 4, 2007,
Ekistics and Mr. Larson refiled their complaint against us and certain other
parties in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia. This complaint
is similar to the previous complaint that Mr. Larson and Ekistics filed and
withdrew earlier this year. In the second complaint, the plaintiffs are
seeking monetary damages, as well as an order declaring Mr. Larson the owner of
a patent application that was the principal asset of QuantumReader, Inc. when
it was acquired by us and an injunction against us. At this time, our
management believes that the lawsuit is without merit, and we intend to show,
among other defenses, that we made available well in excess of $500,000 during
the requisite time period in 2004 and 2005. On October 4, 2007, QuantumReader,
Inc. filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit along with pleadings asserting
numerous claims against Mr. Larson, including that he has willfully interfered
with QuantumReader, Inc.s intellectual property. In addition, QuantumReader,
Inc. filed a motion for a preliminary injunction asking the court to
immediately prohibit Mr. Larson from further interfering with QuantumReader,
Inc.s intellectual property. This litigation may be costly or unsuccessful. Due
to the inherent uncertainties in litigation, and because the ultimate
resolution of the proceeding is influenced by factors outside of our control,
the ultimate outcome of this proceeding is uncertain and unpredictable.
If we
fail to protect our intellectual property rights, others may take advantage of
our ideas and compete directly against us.
We rely in part on pending patent applications, trade
secrets, registered and unregistered trademarks and other intellectual property
rights to protect our products. We may not be able to obtain or maintain
adequate patent protection for new products or ideas in the United States or in
Europe, or prevent the unauthorized disclosure of our technical knowledge or
other trade secrets by our employees and third parties. In addition, the laws
of foreign countries may not protect our intellectual property rights to the
same extent as the laws of the U.S. Even if our intellectual property
rights are adequately protected, litigation may be necessary to enforce them,
which could result in substantial costs to us and substantial diversion of the
attention of our management and key technical employees. Litigation and other
proceedings relating to intellectual property matters, whether initiated by us
or a third party, can be expensive and time consuming, regardless of whether
the outcome is favorable to us or not, and may require the
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diversion of substantial amounts of our financial,
managerial and other resources. An adverse outcome could subject us to
significant liabilities to third parties or require us to cease any related
development, product sales or commercialization activities.
In addition, if patents that contain dominating or
conflicting claims have been or are subsequently issued to others, and the
claims of these patents are ultimately determined to be valid, we may be
required to obtain licenses under patents of others in order to develop, copy,
import and/or license our products. We may not be able to obtain licenses under
any of these patents on terms acceptable to us. If we do not obtain these
licenses, we could encounter delays in, or be prevented entirely from using,
importing, developing, manufacturing, offering or selling any of our products
or practicing any methods, or delivering any services requiring such licenses.
If we are unable
to adequately protect our intellectual property, our competitors could use our
proprietary ideas and technology to develop new products or enhance their
existing products. Similarly, if our competitors are able to acquire
intellectual property rights to exclude us from certain activities or market
segments, then our ability to market and sell our products may be impaired. These
events could harm our competitive position, decrease our market share or
otherwise harm our business.
If we are not able to protect our trade secrets
through enforcement of our confidentiality and non-competition agreements, then
we may not be able to compete effectively and may not be profitable.
We attempt to protect our trade secrets, including the
processes, concepts, ideas and documentation associated with the VuIT reader
and our other technologies, through the use of confidentiality agreements and
non-competition agreements with our current employees, officers and with other
parties to whom we have divulged such trade secrets, or whom have been privy to
such trade secrets through their association with us. If our employees,
officers or other parties breach the confidentiality agreements and
non-competition agreements they have with us, or if these agreements are not
sufficient to protect our technology or are found to be unenforceable, our
competitors could acquire and use information that it considers to be its trade
secrets.
Our product licenses and joint marketing
agreements have a long sales and implementation cycle, which makes it difficult
to predict our quarterly results and may cause our operating results to vary
significantly.
The
period between initial contact with a prospective customer or joint marketing
partner and the grant of the initial end user license, entering into of a
resale or joint marketing arrangement is unpredictable and often lengthy. Thus,
revenue and cash receipts could vary significantly from quarter to quarter. Any
delay in the implementation of our products could cause reductions in our
revenues. The implementation of our products involves significant commitment of
technical and financial resources and is commonly associated with substantial
implementation efforts that may be performed by us, by the customer or by
third-party system integrators. If we underestimate the resources required
to meet the expectations we have set for our products, it
could have an adverse affect on our results of operations.
Our
vendors may stop working with us and/or seek damages because they have not been
paid.
We
depend on a number of vendors to deliver good and services to us in connection
with our business. However, because we are operating at a loss, we sometimes
pay our vendors late or have to enter into alternative payment arrangements
with our vendors. If our vendors do not agree to accept such late payments or
alternative payment arrangements, they may stop delivering their goods and
services and our ability to operate may be severely impacted.
Our
success will depend on our ability to attract and retain key personnel. If we
fail to attract and retain key personnel and programming staff, we may be
unable to succeed in its market.
We believe our
future success will depend on our ability to manage our growth successfully,
including attracting and retaining highly skilled personnel. Our key employees
may terminate their employment with us at any time. We must continue to hire
highly skilled personnel. Recruiting, attracting and retaining qualified management
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technical
personnel is difficult due to the limited number of qualified professionals. If
we fail to attract and retain personnel, particularly management and technical
personnel, we may not be able to succeed.
We depend on our management and the
loss of any of our key executive officers could adversely affect us.
Our future success will depend to a large extent on
the continued contributions of our executive officers and other members of management.
While we plan to enter into service agreements with certain executive officers,
our executive officers and other members of management may terminate their
service with us at any time. If, for some reason, the services of management,
or of any member of management, were no longer available to us, especially
without advance notice, our operations and proposed businesses and endeavors
may be materially adversely affected. The loss of any of our key executive
officers may adversely affect us. Any failure of management to implement and
manage our business strategy and growth may have a material adverse affect on
us.
We will need to increase the size of
our organization, and may experience difficulties in managing growth.
We are a small company
with minimal personnel as of November 1, 2007. We expect to experience a period
of significant expansion in headcount, facilities, infrastructure and overhead
and anticipate that further expansion will be required to address potential
growth and market opportunities. Future growth will impose significant added
responsibilities on members of management, including the need to identify,
recruit, maintain and integrate additional personnel, whether they be
independent contractors or employees. Our future financial performance and our
ability to compete effectively will depend, in part, on our ability to
effectively manage future growth.
We need
to establish and maintain strategic distribution partners and licensing
relationships.
Our
success will depend in part upon our ability to establish and maintain
strategic distribution partners and licensing relationships with other
companies. There can be no assurance that we will be able to maintain our
existing relationships or enter into beneficial relationships in the future. There
can be no assurance that our current and potential future strategic partners
and licensees will not develop or pursue alternative technologies either on
their own or in collaboration with others, including with our competitors. The
failure of any of our current or future collaboration efforts could have a
material adverse effect on our ability to market and license our existing
products or to introduce new products or applications and therefore could have
a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of
operations.
We are subject to compliance with
securities laws, which expose us to potential liabilities, including potential
rescission rights.
We have periodically offered and sold our common stock
to investors pursuant to certain exemptions from the registration requirements
of the Securities Act, as well as those of various state securities laws. The
basis for relying on such exemptions is factual, and the applicability of such
exemptions depends on our conduct and that of those persons contacting
prospective investors and making the offering. We have not received a legal
opinion to the effect that any of our prior offerings were exempt from
registration under any federal or state law. Instead, we have relied upon the operative
facts as the basis for such exemptions, including information provided by
investors themselves.
If any prior offering did not qualify for such
exemption, an investor may have the right to rescind its purchase of the
securities if it so desired. It is possible that if an investor should seek
rescission, such investor would succeed. A similar situation prevails under
state law in those states where the securities may be offered without
registration in reliance on the partial preemption from the registration or
qualification provisions of such state statutes under the National Securities
Markets Improvement Act of 1996. If investors were successful in seeking
rescission, we would face severe financial demands that could adversely affect
our business and operations. Additionally, if we did not in fact qualify for
the exemptions upon which it has relied, we may become subject to significant
fines and penalties imposed by the SEC and state securities agencies.
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Risks Related to the 2007 Securities Offering
We are registering a large number of shares
underlying the notes and warrants and the sale of these shares may depress the
market price for our common stock.
As of November 10, 2007, we had 52,773,718 shares of
our common stock issued and outstanding. In connection with the 2007 Securities
Purchase Agreement, we issued senior, secured convertible notes in the
aggregate amount of $1,440,000 which are convertible into 14,524,428 shares of
our common stock. We also issued warrants to purchase 21,920,833 shares of our
common stock to purchasers under the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement. Under
Rule 144 of the Securities Act, any shares issued under the 2007 Securities
Purchase Agreement may be freely resold following a one year holding period,
whether such shares are registered under this registration statement or not. The
SEC recently approved amendments to Rule 144 which will shorten the requisite
holding period to six months. The Rule 144 amendment will take effect sixty
days following their final publication in the Federal Register. The
simultaneous sale of these shares may adversely affect the market price of our
common stock.
If we are required for any reason to repay the
outstanding 2007 senior, secured convertible notes, we would be required to
deplete our working capital, if available, or raise additional funds, and our
failure to repay the 2007 secured convertible notes, if required, could result
in the note holders or their collateral agent taking possession of our assets
and disposing of them by public or private sales.
Under the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, we sold
$1,440,000 of senior, secured convertible notes. These notes are due in payable
on March 28, 2008, unless extended or sooner converted into shares of our
common stock. Our failure to repay the principal amounts thereunder, and/or any
interest, when due, or our failure to issue shares of our common stock upon
conversion thereof, could require the early repayment of the convertible notes.
If we are required to repay the convertible notes, we would be required to use
our limited working capital and raise additional funds.
In connection with the
2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, we entered into the 2007 Security Agreement
with the investors thereunder granting them a first priority security interest
in all of our goods, inventory, contractual rights and general intangibles,
receivables, intellectual property and other assets. If an event of default
occurs under the Security Agreement or any of the 2007 senior, secured
convertible notes or we fail to pay when due any other indebtedness of ours to
any 2007 Purchaser and fail to cure such default within 30 days following
written demand by the collateral agent, the 2007 Security Agreement entitles
the investors have the right to take possession of such collateral to satisfy
our obligations under these agreements.
Risks Related to the Companys Common
Stock and Its Market Value
The Company is currently authorized
to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and has approximately 52,773,
318 shares issued and outstanding. Any additional issuances could lead to
dilution of the ownership interest of investors.
We are currently
authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 shares of common stock and 25,000,000
shares of preferred stock. As of November 5, 2007 there were 52,773,718 shares
of common stock issued and outstanding. The Company will need to raise
additional funds in the future through the issuance of equity, equity-related
or convertible debt securities, the additional issuances of which could lead
the holders of its common stock to experience additional dilution. If
purchasers of our warrants exercise such warrants via cashless exercise, such
issuances would cause our shareholders to experience dilution.
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There is no assurance of an
established public trading market, which would adversely affect the ability of
investors in our company to sell their securities in the public markets.
Although our common stock trades on the
Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board (the OTCBB), it is thinly traded, thereby
limiting liquidation without the risk of downward pressure on prices. In
addition, there is no assurance that a regular trading market for the
securities will be established or sustained in the future. The NASD has enacted
recent changes that limit quotations on the OTCBB to securities of issuers that
are current in their reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The effect on the OTCBB of these rule changes and other proposed changes cannot
be determined at this time. The OTCBB is an inter-dealer, Over-The-Counter
market that provides significantly less liquidity than the NASDs automated
quotation system (the NASDAQ Stock Market). Quotes for stocks included on the
OTCBB are not listed in the financial sections of newspapers as are those for
The Nasdaq Stock Market. Therefore, prices for securities traded solely on the
OTCBB may be difficult to obtain and holders of common stock may be unable to
resell their securities at or near their original offering price or at any
price. Market prices for our common stock will be influenced by a number of
factors, including:
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competitors of new products or services or significant contracts,
acquisitions, strategic partnerships, joint ventures or capital commitments;
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technologies industries generally; and
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The limited prior public market and
trading market may cause volatility in the market price of our common stock.
Our common stock is currently traded on a limited
basis on the OTCBB under the symbol VBTC.OB The quotation of our common stock
on the OTCBB does not assure that a meaningful, consistent and liquid trading
market currently exists, and in recent years such market has experienced
extreme price and volume fluctuations that have particularly affected the
market prices of many small companies like us. Our common stock is thus subject
to volatility. In the absence of an active trading market:
investors
may have difficulty buying and selling or obtaining market quotations;
market
visibility for our common stock may be limited; and
a
lack of visibility for our common stock may have a depressive effect on the
market for our common stock.
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Our stock price has historically been
volatile and the future market price for our common stock may continue to be
volatile. Further, the limited market for our shares will make our price more
volatile. This may make it difficult for you to sell our common stock for a
positive return on your investment.
The public market for our common stock has
historically been very volatile. From January 1, 2006 and through the fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2007, the closing market price for our common stock
has ranged from $0.085 to $0.65. Any future market price for our shares may
continue to be very volatile. This price volatility may make it more difficult
for you to sell shares when you want at prices you find attractive. We do not
know of any one particular factor that has caused volatility in our stock
price. However, the stock market in general has experienced extreme price and
volume fluctuations that often are unrelated or disproportionate to the
operating performance of companies. Broad market factors and the investing
publics negative perception of our business may reduce our stock price,
regardless of our operating performance. Market fluctuations and volatility, as
well as general economic, market and political conditions, could reduce our
market price. As a result, this may make it difficult or impossible for you to
sell our common stock for a positive return on your investment.
The
Companys common stock may be considered a penny stock and may be difficult
to sell.
To be considered
to be a penny stock, securities must meet one or more of the definitions in
Rules 15g-2 through 15g-6 promulgated under Section 15(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act). These
include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) the stock trades at a
price less than $5.00 per share; (ii) it is NOT traded on a recognized
national exchange; (iii) it is NOT quoted on the NASDAQ Stock Market, or
even if so, has a price less than $5.00 per share; or (iv) is issued
by a company with net tangible assets less than $2.0 million, if in
business more than a continuous three years, or with average revenues of less
than $6.0 million for the past three years. The principal effect of being
designated a penny stock is that securities broker-dealers cannot recommend
the stock but must trade in it on an unsolicited basis. Section 15(g) of
the Exchange Act and Rule 15g-2 promulgated thereunder by the SEC require
broker-dealers dealing in penny stocks to provide potential investors with a
document disclosing the risks of penny stocks and to obtain a manually signed
and dated written receipt of the document before effecting any transaction in a
penny stock for the investors account. Potential investors in the Companys
common stock are urged to obtain and read such disclosure carefully before
purchasing any shares that are deemed to be penny stock.
Moreover,
Rule 15g-9 requires broker-dealers in penny stocks to approve the account
of any investor for transactions in such stocks before selling any penny stock
to that investor. This procedure requires the broker-dealer to (i) obtain
from the investor information concerning his or her financial situation,
investment experience and investment objectives; (ii) reasonably
determine, based on that information, that transactions in penny stocks are
suitable for the investor and that the investor has sufficient knowledge and
experience as to be reasonably capable of evaluating the risks of penny stock
transactions; (iii) provide the investor with a written statement setting
forth the basis on which the broker-dealer made the determination in (ii) above;
and (iv) receive a signed and dated copy of such statement from the
investor, confirming that it accurately reflects the investors financial
situation, investment experience and investment objectives. Compliance with
these requirements may make it more difficult for holders of the Companys
common stock to resell their shares to third parties or to otherwise dispose of
them in the market or otherwise.
Broker-dealers
typically charge a higher commission on sales of penny stocks such as ours. Therefore,
investors in our shares may find it more difficult to sell their shares to
third parties and/or to realize as high a return on the resale of their
investment as they might if the shares were listed on another national
exchange.
Shares eligible for future sale may
adversely affect the market price of our common stock, as the future sale of a
substantial amount of our restricted stock in the public marketplace could
reduce the price of our common stock.
From time to time, certain of our shareholders may be
eligible to sell all or some of their shares of common stock by means of
ordinary brokerage transactions in the open market pursuant to Rule 144,
promulgated under the Securities Act (as amended, Rule 144), subject to
certain limitations. In general, pursuant to Rule 144, a shareholder (or
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shareholders whose shares are aggregated) who has
satisfied a one year holding period may freely resell their previously
restricted shares (subject to applicable tolling periods). Any substantial sale
of common stock pursuant to Rule 144 or pursuant to any resale prospectus may
have an adverse effect on the market price of our securities. The SEC recently
approved amendments to Rule 144 which will shorten the requisite holding period
to six months. The Rule 144 amendment will take effect sixty days following
their final publication in the Federal Register.
If the
Company fails to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting,
the price of the Companys
common
stock may be adversely affected.
Our internal controls
over financial reporting may have weaknesses and conditions that need to be
addressed, the disclosure of which may have an adverse impact on the price of
our common stock. The failure of those controls once established, could
adversely impact our public disclosures regarding our business, financial
condition or results of operations. In addition, our managements assessment of
internal controls over financial reporting may identify weaknesses and
conditions that need to be addressed in our internal controls over financial
reporting or other matters that may raise concerns for investors. Any actual or
perceived weaknesses and conditions that need to be addressed in our internal
controls over financial reporting, disclosure of managements assessment of our
internal controls over financial reporting or disclosure of our public
accounting firms attestation to or report on managements assessment of our
internal controls over financial reporting may have an adverse impact on the
price of our common stock.
We do not expect to pay dividends in
the foreseeable future. Any return on investment may be limited to the value of
the our common stock.
We do not anticipate
paying cash dividends on our stock in the foreseeable future. The payment of
dividends on our stock will depend on our earnings, financial condition and
other business and economic factors affecting us at such time as the board of
directors may consider relevant. If we do not pay dividends, our stock may be
less valuable because a return on your investment will only occur if our stock
price appreciates.
A sale of a substantial number of
shares of our common stock may cause the price of our common stock to decline.
If our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our
common stock in the public market, including shares issued upon the exercise of
outstanding options or warrants, the market price of our common stock could
fall. These sales also may make it more difficult for us to sell equity or
equity-related securities in the future at a time and price that we deem
reasonable or appropriate. Shareholders who have been previously issued shares
in connection with any private offerings and/or private placements may sell
their shares pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act, beginning one year
after the shareholders acquired their shares (subject to applicable tolling
periods). The SEC recently approved an amendment to Rule 144 which will shorten
the requisite holding period to six months; this amendment takes effect 60 days
after its publication in the Federal Register.
USE
OF PROCEEDS
This prospectus relates to shares of our common stock
that may be offered and sold from time to time by the selling shareholders. We
are not selling any shares of common stock in this offering and therefore will
not receive any proceeds from any sales of common stock. We may, however,
receive proceeds from the exercise of warrants to purchase up to an aggregate
of 7,032,512 shares of common stock in the aggregate amount of $1,416,502, if
such warrants are exercised on a cash basis. We intend to use any such proceeds
for working capital or general corporate purposes.
MARKET
FOR COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS
Since 2005, our common stock has traded on the OTC
Bulletin Board, referred to herein as the OTCBB, under the symbol VBTC.OB The
following table sets forth, for the calendar periods indicated, the range of
the high and low last reported bid prices of our common stock, as reported by
the OTCBB. The quotations represent inter-dealer prices without retail
mark-ups, mark-downs or commissions, and may not necessarily represent actual
transactions.
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|
High
|
|
Low
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nine Months
Ended September 30, 2007
|
|
|
|
|
|
First quarter
(January 1, 2007 - March 31, 2007)
|
|
$
|
0.55
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
Second quarter
(April 1, 2007 June 30, 2007)
|
|
$
|
0.43
|
|
$
|
0.14
|
|
Third quarter
(July 1, 2007 September 30, 2007)
|
|
$
|
0.20
|
|
$
|
0.085
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fiscal Year
Ended December 31, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
First quarter
(January 1, 2006 - March 31, 2006)
|
|
$
|
0.40
|
|
$
|
0.15
|
|
Second quarter
(April 1, 2006 June 30, 2006)
|
|
$
|
0.65
|
|
$
|
0.25
|
|
Third quarter
(July 1, 2006 September 30, 2006)
|
|
$
|
0.52
|
|
$
|
0.37
|
|
Fourth quarter
(October 1, 2006 December 31, 2006)
|
|
$
|
0.62
|
|
$
|
0.30
|
|
As of November 12, 2007, there were approximately 541
holders of record of our common stock.
We have appointed Standard Registrar and Transfer
Company, Inc., 12528 South 1840 East, Draper, Utah 84020, as transfer agent for
our shares of common stock.
Equity Compensation Plan Information
We do not have an equity compensation plan pursuant to
which we grant equity awards to executive officers or other persons.
The following table summarizes our equity compensation
plan information as of November 12, 2007.
Plan Category(1)
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Number of Shares to
Be Issued upon
Exercise of
Outstanding
Options, Warrants
and Rights)
|
|
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
(b)
|
|
Number of Shares
Remaining Available
for Future Issuance
Under Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Shares
Reflected in
Column (a))
(c)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Equity
Compensation plans approved by shareholders
|
|
0
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
Equity
Compensation plans not approved by shareholders
|
|
0
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
Total
|
|
0
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
MANAGEMENTS
DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL
CONDITION AND PLAN OF OPERATIONS
Cautionary and Forward-Looking
Statements
Our representatives and we may from time to time make
written or oral statements that are forward-looking, including statements
contained in this prospectus and other filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, reports to our Shareholders and new releases. All statements that
express expectations, estimates, forecasts or projections are forward-looking
statements within the Act. In particular, the statements herein
regarding industry prospects and future results of operations or financial
position are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
can be identified by the use of words such as believes, estimates, could,
possibly, probably, anticipates, projects, expects, may, will, or should
or other variations or similar words. No assurances can be given that the
future results anticipated by the forward-looking statements will be achieved.
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Forward-looking statements reflect managements
current expectations and are inherently uncertain. Our actual results may
differ significantly from managements expectations. We undertake no obligation
to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. Important factors on which such
statements are based include assumptions concerning uncertainties such as
uncertainties associated with the following:
(a)
volatility
or decline of our stock price;
(b)
potential
fluctuation in quarterly results;
(c)
our
failure to earn revenues or profits;
(d)
inadequate
capital and barriers to raising the additional capital or to obtaining the
financing needed to implement its business plans;
(e)
inadequate
capital to continue business;
(f)
changes
in demand for our products and services;
(g)
rapid
and significant changes in markets;
(h)
litigation
with or legal claims and allegations by outside parties; or
(i)
insufficient
revenues to cover operating costs.
There is no assurance that we will be profitable. We
may not be able to successfully develop, manage or market our products and
services. We may not be able to attract or retain qualified executives and
technology personnel. Our products and services may become obsolete, government
regulation may hinder our business. Additional dilution in outstanding stock
ownership may be incurred due to the issuance of more shares, warrants and
stock options, or the exercise of warrants and stock options, and other risks
inherent in our businesses.
We undertake no obligation to publicly revise these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after
the date hereof. Readers should carefully review the factors described in other
documents we file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB and Annual Report on Form 10-KSB
filed by us in 2006 and 2007 and any Current Reports on From 8-K filed by us.
The following discussion and analysis should be read
in conjunction with our financial statements, included herewith. This
discussion should not be construed to imply that the results discussed herein
will necessarily continue into the future, or that any conclusion reached
herein will necessarily be indicative of actual operating results in the future.
Such discussion represents only the best present assessment of our management.
Background and Business Overview
We were originally incorporated in 1996 in the state
of Nevada as Silver Strike Mining Company, Inc. In 1999, we changed our name to
Halifax International, Inc. In 2004, we changed our name to VuBotics, Inc. and
acquired QuantumReader, Inc. In 2006, we reincorporated from Nevada to Georgia.
We have two non-operating subsidiaries, QuantumReader, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and Truscom, a Japanese subsidiary.
VuBotics has now transitioned its core platform of
patent pending concepts to products and services. First quarter
announcements for the VuIT reader eMail for BlackBerry demonstrates the Companys
resolve to deliver against a consumer and business enterprise plan.
While still early in revenue development, our
licensing agreements in global markets with leading mobile software application
distributors and enterprise clients mark a shift from pre-revenue to revenue
stages. Initial market
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reviews and paying customer feedback about the
VuIT reader continue to validate and exceed expectations for technology
product adoption.
The VuIT reader is a sequential word delivery
engine that delivers streaming text in a cadence, or rhythm, similar to
sub-vocalization and allows readers to consume text two to four times faster
than average college educated readers.
That engine is the basis of a platform used to
exploit markets in mobile and computer based eMail, mobile and computer based
email attachments and documents, mobile messaging, mobile internet content and
online content presentation, and providing metrics and relational advertising
insertion. In the mobile markets, the VuIT reader represents a unique
business model for advertising sponsored video content and content presentation
for mobile entertainment.
VuBotics continues to own operating subsidiaries
in Delaware and Japan and plans to initiate UK/EU operations in the immediate
future. The construction of this world-wide business enterprise is
designed to allow VuBotics to license and distribute its the VuIT reader
platform throughout the world, in over 80 languages, maximize its IP
protection, maintain proximity to markets and create the most efficient
financial structures available within todays complex regulatory
environment. VuBotics will be using this investment in structure as a
repeatable means to continuously deliver new patented technologies into the
global markets.
There can be no assurances that the projected
potential applications of the VuIT reader will function in a way that will
meet the Companys product objectives or be accepted by the marketplace. See Risk
Factors. We are currently selling the
VuIT reader by targeting domestic and foreign applications, including mobile
phone email and attachment readers, computer based email and attachment
readers, online server based readers, content readers with advertising, and
broadcasting. Other commercial opportunities include education, military, and
medical.
The Company is prosecuting ten patent applications and
provisional patent applications for the VuIT reader and related methods of
analysis, abstraction and delivery of electronic information in the United
States and in Europe. There can be no assurances that any patents will be
granted. See Risk Factors.
Critical Accounting Policies
The Company has nominal
operating revenue. At such time as the Company has revenue, the Company intends
to adopt such policies as revenue recognition and stock compensation.
Results Of Operations
Nine Months Ended
September 30, 2007 Compared to Nine
Months Ended September
30, 2006
General.
The following discussion
and analysis explains trends in the Companys financial condition and results
of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. The
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included as part of the
financial statements, should be read in conjunction with these discussions.
The Company incurred a net loss for the nine months
ended September 30, 2007 of $1,597,991. This compares to a loss of $1,649,086
for the same period in 2006, a decrease of $51,095. The decrease is primarily
the result of lower operating expenses of $829,639 and lower interest expense
of $34,225 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007 offset by a gain on
debt restructure of $798,046 in the second quarter 2006.
Operating expenses decreased $829,639 to $1,609,082
from $2,438,721 during the same period in 2006. The decrease is primarily the
result of a reduction in non-cash stock compensation offset by an increase of
$73,484 in general and administrative expenses and marketing expenses of
$65,013 during the nine months ended September 30, 2007. Non-cash stock
compensation related to marketing and general and administrative was lower by
$200,500 and $764,772, respectively during the nine months ended September 30,
2007, as compared to the same period in 2006. General and administrative
expenses increased due to increased reporting and compliance costs.
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The Company recorded revenue of $25,272 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 and $37,000 for the nine months ended September
30, 2006. These revenues were derived from a follow-on pilot project with a
major media content provider and royalties from licenses of the VuIT reader
email Reader.
Three months ended
September 30, 2007 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30, 2006
General.
The following discussion
and analysis explains trends in the Companys financial condition and results
of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2007 and 2006. The
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto, included as part of the
financial statements, should be read in conjunction with these discussions.
The Company incurred a net loss for the three months
ended September 30, 2007 of $637,215. This compares to a loss of $505,908 for
the same period in 2006, an increase of $131,307. The increase is primarily the
result of higher operating expenses of
$99,145 and lower revenue.
Operating expenses increased $99,145 to $634,237 from
$535,092 during the same period in 2006. The increase is primarily the result
of an increase of $70,207 in general and administrative expenses offset by
lower product development expenses of $122,844 during the three months ended
September 30, 2007. Non-cash stock compensation increased $90,780 related to
general and administrative expenses and decreased $17,680 related to marketing
expenses during the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to the
same period in 2006.
The Company recorded revenue of $484 for the three
months ended September 30, 2007 and $37,000 for the same period in 2006. These
revenues were derived from royalties from licenses of the VuIT reader.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
As of September 30, 2007, the Company had a cash
balance of $590,912, and $617,129 in total assets. The Companys current
liabilities increased from $1,767,475 to $3,336,483. This increase is primarily
due to the issuance of senior, secured convertible loan notes and to the
reclassification of the long-term portion of notes payable to current
liabilities offset by the payment of accrued compensation with the issuance of
restricted common stock of the Company. Net cash used by operations was
$911,334. Net cash provided by financing activities was $989,107 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2007 primarily resulting from the proceeds of the
issuance of senior, secured convertible loan notes.
The Company has financed its operations primarily
through the sale of its common stock, private placements and public offerings
of its securities, borrowings and loans from shareholders and officers.
The Company believes that its cash needs for the next
twelve months will be met by debt financings, loans from its directors,
officers and shareholders and private placements and/or public offerings of its
securities. However, there can be no assurances that the Company will be
successful in obtaining sufficient funds needed for the development of its
business. If the Company issues more shares of its common stock its
shareholders may experience dilution in the value per share of their common
stock.
On
August 28, 2007, the Company entered into the 2007 Securities Purchase
Agreement pursuant to which the Company issued and sold to purchasers senior,
secured convertible loan notes and warrants to purchase shares of the Companys
common stock for up to a maximum of $2,000,000 in subscription price. The
Company issued and sold notes and warrants to 16 purchasers thereunder for an aggregate
subscription price of $1,440,000. The Company continues to investigate the
availability, source and terms for other types of external financing. The
Company cannot assure that funds will be available from any source, or, if
available, that the Company will be able to obtain the funds on terms agreeable
to it. Any additional debt the Company incurs could result in a substantial
portion of its cash flows from operating activities, if any, being used for the
payment of principal and interest on the indebtedness, and could render the
Company more vulnerable to competitive challenges and economic downturns.
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Comparison of the
Year Ended December 31, 2006 to the Year Ended December 31, 2005
General.
The following discussion
and analysis explains trends in the Companys financial condition and results
of operations for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005. The consolidated
financial statements and notes thereto included as part of the financial statements
should be read in conjunction with these discussions.
The Company incurred a net loss for the twelve months
ended December 31, 2006 of $2,559,170. This compares to a loss of $2,038,096
for the same period in 2005, an increase of $521,074, or 26%
The Company recorded revenues of $37,000 for the year
ended December 31, 2006 compared to $2,672 for the year ended December 31,
2005. These revenues were derived from a pilot project with a major media
content provider.
The increase in net loss is primarily the result of an
increase in product development of $381,486, marketing costs of $501,833 and
General expenses of $560,986 offset by a gain on debt restructure of $465,046.
Liquidity
and Sources of Capital
As of December 31, 2006, the Company had a cash
balance of $513,974, and $544,056 in total assets. The Companys current
liabilities decreased from $2,958,525 to $1,673,198. This decrease is due to
the restructure of notes payable whereby the terms were modified and accrued
interest was forgiven. The Companys notes payable with an aggregate
principal balance of $1,135,000 was restructured pursuant to agreements whereby
the old notes and terms were exchanged for new notes and new terms. Under
the agreements, accrued interest of $935,546 was forgiven, interest rates were
reduced to 10% and maturity was extended to December, 2008. In addition,
accrued interest of $191,185 was combined with the outstanding principal
balance of one of the old notes into a new note.
Net cash used by operations was $1,614,989 related to
the costs and expense of generating business, which primarily consisted of fees
to employees, software developers and repayments of accrued liabilities.
Net cash used by investing activities was $32,213 consisting of equipment purchases.
On August 24, 2006, the Company sold 7,399,799 shares of common stock together
with warrants to purchase up to an additional 7,399,799 shares of common stock
for an aggregate of $2,219,940. The warrants have an exercise price of $0.60
per common share and a term of five years. Net cash provided by financing
activities was $2,160,966 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006
resulting from the sale of common stock, the issuance of notes payable, and
loans from a related party. Notes payable on demand of $925,000 bear an
interest rate of 10% per annum due December 31, 2008 and notes payable of
$360,659 bear an interest rate of 10% per annum due December 15, 2008.
The company issued certain short-term notes with an aggregate principle amount
of $235,000 due within twelve months. The company paid these notes along
with interest of $5,000 in August 2006.
The Company has financed its operations primarily
through the sale of its common stock, private and public debt and equity
offerings and notes payable.
The Company believes that its cash needs for the next
twelve months will be met by debt financings, loans from its directors,
officers and shareholders, private placements of Company securities,
subscription rights offerings to its shareholders and a potential initial
public offering of shares on AIM. However, there can be no assurances that the
Company will be successful in obtaining sufficient funds needed for the
subsequent development of its business. If the Company issues more shares
of its common stock its shareholders may experience dilution in the value per
share of their common stock.
The Company continues to investigate the availability,
source and terms for external financing, but has not entered into any
agreements at this time for such financing. The Company cannot assure funds
will be available from any source, or, if available, that the Company will be
able to obtain the funds on terms agreeable to it. Any additional debt the
Company incurs could result in a substantial portion of its cash flows from
operating activities, if any, being used for the payment of principal and
interest on the indebtedness, and could render the Company more vulnerable to
competitive challenges and economic downturns.
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Recent Financings
August 2006
Financing
In August of 2006 we offered and sold 7,399,799 shares
(the 2006 Shares), of common stock, $0.001 par value, together with warrants
to purchase up to an additional 7,399,799 shares of Common Stock (the 2006 Warrants;
the 2006 Warrants and the 2006 Shares shall collectively be referred to as the 2006
Securities) for an aggregate amount of proceeds of $2,229,940 (the 2006
Offering). The 2006 Warrants have an exercise price of $0.60 per common share
and a term of five years. The 2006 Securities were sold solely to
accredited investors (the 2006 Purchasers) in a private placement offering
exempt from registration under the Securities Act.
In connection with the private placement, we entered
into a Common Stock and Warrant Purchase Agreement (the 2006 Purchase
Agreement), dated as of August 24, 2006, with the 2006 Purchasers that
contains customary representations, warranties and covenants. The 2006 Warrants
contain customary provisions for adjustment to the exercise price in the event
of stock splits, combinations and dividends, and include certain
cashless-exercise provisions. The 2006 Warrants also contain anti-dilution
adjustments to the exercise price and number of common shares issuable upon
exercise in the event of certain dilutive issuances of equity securities.
In connection with the 2006 Offering, we entered into
the 2006 Registration Rights Agreement with the 2006 Purchasers pursuant to
which we agreed to file a registration statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission within 60 days of the closing and use commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain effectiveness of the registration statement within
90 days after the filing date (subject to a 30 day extension if the
registration statement is reviewed by the Securities and Exchange Commission). The
registration statement was declared effective on February 14, 2007 and covers
the resale of the 2006 Shares and the shares of Common Stock underlying the
2006 Warrants (the 2006 Warrant Shares). Our inability to satisfy
certain covenants contained in the 2006 Purchase Agreement relating to
registration rights resulted in our obligation to pay liquidated damages to the
2006 Purchasers and the placement agents which we satisfied by issuing shares
of our common stock to them.
August 2007 Financing
On August 28, 2007, the Company entered into the 2007
Securities Purchase Agreement pursuant to which the Company sold (i) senior,
secured convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of $1,440,000 and
warrants to purchase up to 21,920,833 shares of the Companys common stock to
the purchasers (the 2007 Purchasers).
The 2007 Notes mature on March 28, 2008, unless
extended by mutual agreement of the Company and the note holders. The holders
of the 2007 Notes may convert 83.33% of any amounts outstanding under the 2007 Notes at any time into shares
of our common stock at a fixed conversion price per share of $0.10. We may
convert 83.33% of any amounts of principal outstanding under the 2007 Notes at
any time prior to repayment at a conversion price of per share $0.10 if the
volume weighted average price of our common stock on the OTC Bulletin over any
10 consecutive trading days is $.60 or more per share. Our obligation under the
2007 Securities Purchase Agreement are secured by substantially all of our
assets pursuant to a security agreement dated August 28, 2007 between the
Company and a collateral agent designated by the 2007 Purchasers.
Under the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement, we also
issued to the 2007 Purchasers five-year warrants to purchase up
to21,920,833 shares of our common stock
at the exercise price of $0.20.
In connection with the 2007
Securities Purchase Agreement, we also entered into the 2007 Registration
Rights Agreement with the 2007 Purchasers providing for the filing of a
registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission registering
a portion of the common stock issuable upon conversion of the notes and the
exercise of the warrants. We caused the registration statement to be filed. In
the event of a default of our obligations under the 2007 Registration Rights
Agreement, if the registration statement is not declared effective within 90
days of filing (120 days if the registration statement is reviewed by the Securities
and Exchange Commission), we are required to pay to the 2007 Purchasers, as
liquidated damages, for each month that the
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registration statement has not been
filed or declared effective, as the case may be, equal to 1.5% of the each
holders subscription price (subject to a cap of 18% of such holders
subscription price).
We have the right to convert all or
a portion of the outstanding principal amounts under the 2007 Notes at any time
prior to repayment if the volume weighted average price of our common stock on
the OTC Bulletin over any 10 consecutive trading days is $.60 or more per share.
In the event the Company elects to convert the 2007 Notes, the Company will
issue to each holder that number of shares equal to the product obtained by
dividing (a) 83.33% of the outstanding principal on the 2007 Notes by (b) $0.10
and repaying any outstanding interest in cash. The holders have the right to
convert all or a portion of the outstanding principal and/or interest under
their note. In the event, the 2007 holders elects to convert a 2007 Note, the
Company will issue to such holder that number of shares equal to the product
obtained by dividing (a) 83.33% of the outstanding principal and/or interest on
their Note by $0.10.
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
We do not have any off balance sheet arrangements that
are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial
condition, revenues, results of operations, liquidity or capital expenditures.
Auditors Opinion Expresses Doubt
About The Companys Ability To Continue As A Going Concern
The independent auditors report, dated March 29, 2007,
on our December 31, 2006 financial statements included in this Registration
Statement, states that due to the Company suffering recurring losses and having
a net capital deficiency, this raises substantial doubts about the Companys
ability to continue as a going concern. If we are unable to develop our
business, we have to discontinue operations or cease to exist, which would be
detrimental to the value of the Companys common stock. We can make no
assurances that our business operations will develop and provide us with
significant cash to continue operations.
DESCRIPTION
OF BUSINESS
Business Strategy and Operations
VuBotics, Inc. (the Company) is a technology and
software company with two non-operating
subsidiaries, QuantumReader, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Truscom, a
Japanese company. The purpose of the business is to identify, capture, build
and commercialize intellectual property acquired and/or licensed from
individuals, corporations and governments and fully exploit their value in the
global markets. Management has focused on assessing the existing inventory of
Intellectual Assets and creating strategies for them.
VuBotics has now transitioned its core platform of
patent pending concepts to products and services.
While still early in revenue development, our
licensing agreements in global markets with leading mobile software application
distributors and enterprise clients mark a shift from pre-revenue to revenue
stages. Initial market reviews and paying customer feedback about the VuIT
reader continue to validate and exceed expectations for technology product
adoption.
VuBotics plans to initiate operations in the United
Kingdom/European Union in the immediate future. The construction of a
world-wide business enterprise is designed to allow VuBotics to license and
distribute its the VuIT reader platform throughout the world, in over 80
languages. It will maximize its IP protection, maintain proximity to markets
and create the most efficient financial structures available within todays
complex regulatory environment. VuBotics will be using this investment in
structure as a repeatable means to continuously deliver new patented
technologies into the global markets.
Products and
Technology
The first product
platform that VuBotics has developed is the VuIT reader system called based on
its patent pending technology. The VuIT reader is a hardware independent
software system which changes the way in
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which text is displayed
on many different mediums. Rather than treat the display like a static piece of
paper, the VuIT reader dynamically feeds text to the viewer. The Company
believes that this automated presentation has the potential to substantially
increase reading rate and improve comprehension in any language. Utilizing the
software application words are then displayed one at a time, as large as
desired, and at a rate of speed optimized for the individual reader. The system
also incorporates the capability of personalizing, tracking and modifying the
experience real-time. The Company has completed the development of multiple
VuIT reader applications and production ready systems for the Push eMail and
the Broadcast markets. The Company intends to develop the VuIT reader
applications for Online deployments through Content Providers. Each VuIT
reader product is designed to 1) improve the reading experience, 2) collect
usage data and 3) position relevant matching data or enable contextual search. The
difficulties of reading on electronic devices whether computers or mobile
phones are well documented. The VuIT reader provides an important alternative
to standard reading approaches allowing users to see text in a larger font and
to read faster. A patent pending cadence system and a scrolling device
mitigates problems reading on computer screens and mobile phones. By leveraging
computer processing power users read faster with higher retention and less eye
strain. There is anecdotal evidence the VuIT reader may assist people
suffering from dyslexia and other reading disabilities.
Although currently
optimized for English, the VuIT reader can be programmed to work with any
language including non-Greek lettered languages as Chinese and Arabic. By
programming the cadence engine for each language specific elements,
opportunities exist to reach diversified and multiple mobile phone users
throughout the world. The VuIT reader provides special opportunities for Kanji
(Chinese characters), an intricate written language in which a single small
stroke can change the meaning of a pictogram, text messaging and an email. These
elements combined with a small screen explain the slow adoption of email and
texting in China. Evidence from commercial prospects, including Motorola,
suggest the VuIT reader may solve this problem allowing each pictogram to be
presented individually on the screen large enough to be read easily.
The VuIT reader Reader,
simple and elegant in concept, has vast potential for commercial exploitation. Internet
and mobile advertising offers huge potential.
The Company is
prosecuting ten patent applications and provisional patent applications for the
VuIT reader and related methods of analysis, abstraction and delivery of
electronic information in the United States and in Europe. The core of those
patents is the unique and differentiating cadence technology. Additional
technologies covered include the methods of controlling the system, using keys
on computers, mobile phones, MP3 players and devices to monitor reading speed
and cadence elements. While the Companys products are not dependent on a
single patent, there can be no assurances that any patent will be granted. See Risk
Factors.
In November, 2004 the
Company acquired QuantumReader, Inc. (QR) and the QR technology.
Marketing
and Markets
The Company intends to
fully exploit its initial software application for the VuIT reader, under the
trade name the VuIT reader email Reader, to the push email mobile
communications user market through global distributors, adjacent sales channels
and embedded within the devices. Many of these sales partners are already in
negotiation or in various stages of coordinated sale. However, there is a long
sales cycle associated with the technology. The Companys first product, the
VuIT reader eMail Reader for BlackBerry is available through individual
subscription and through enterprise deployment. It is the intent of the Company
to penetrate the individual subscription model though device manufacturers and
retail distributors throughout the world. Subsequent versions of enterprise and
production-specific applications are designed to transition VuBotics into
long-term licensing agreements of various reading, tracking, advertising and
relational search products sets in each vertical. The Company has identified
the following vertical markets for the VuIT reader Reading Systems:
Enterprise
eMail and Documents
Legal
Services
Financial
Services
Healthcare
and Medical Industries
Search
and Archival Industry
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Broadcast
News
Sports
Events
Mobile
Accessibility
Online
Advertising-Paid
Content
Games
and Interactive Content
Subscription-based
Productivity Enabled Content
Accessibility
Educational
Markets
Relational
Search
Text
Video
Music
Professional
Services
Integration
and Delivery
Mobile
Email
Email
Attachments
Mobile
Internet Content
Mobile
Messaging
There can be no guarantee
the Company will either successfully develop or adapt the VuIT reader Reading
System for these markets or, if the Company is successful in doing so, that
these markets or any other markets will accept the product. Subsequent products
may or may not be directed at similar markets through similar channels. Each
marketing strategy will be appropriate for the size of the opportunity being
generated. These market relationships are often complex and require time to
develop at the right level of negotiation as is typical of business to business
product sales cycles. Similar to the VuIT reader family of products, there is
an expectation that once creditable levels of market awareness exist, the
length of each cycle should shorten but there is no assurance of this.
In August, the Company
entered into an agreement with Research In Motion of Waterloo, Ontario, the
manufactures of BlackBerry products. While the alliance agreement was not
structured to create near-term revenues for the Company, it has been
instrumental in obtaining third party testing and validation of the VuIT
reader eMail Reader for BlackBerry product. Such testing is required prior to
distribution of applications on RIM products over the network. We believe that
this alliance agreement will lead to near-term revenue producing opportunities
through telecommunication carriers and application distributors of BlackBerry
products.
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Research
and Product Development
The
Company has a significant commitment to research and product development. The
Companys research and product development efforts are focused on developing
its core technological competentics. VuBotics has conducted extensive research
in development of the VuIT reader reading systems and product platforms. During
fiscal years 2005 and 2006, over $761,000 was spent on research and product
development.
Patents, Trademarks
and Proprietary Rights
The
Company relies on a combination of patent, trade secret and trademark laws to
establish its proprietary rights in its products. The Company has several
patent applications and provisional patent applications pending in the United
States and Europe for its inventions. The Company believes that the patents it
has applied for may be useful in protecting the Companys proprietary products.
VuBotics has applied for United States federal
registration for a number of trademarks including its VuBotics, the VuIT
reader and stylized V trademarks. Each of these trademarks is incorporated
into our website, marketing collateral and market communications to maximize
the Companys efforts to brand itself and its products.
Vubotics is constantly developing proprietary
technology that protects the intellectual portfolio of the company and
positions it to maximize its licensing revenue. This technology has the
potential for additional patent protection. The company will vigorously protect
these inventions and continue to invest research funds to further the promotion
of VuBotics interests in its exploited markets and promote the interests of
VuBotics partners in creating other dimensions of use of the intellectual
assets.
Competition
The Company believes that
competitors will emerge with a product that attempts to emulate the VuIT
reader. Currently, there are no known competitors in the target markets with a
product using the technologies, trade secrets and patent pending techniques
employed by the Company. However, the academic community has conducted research
in similar technologies. Some of our competitors may have greater manufacturing
and marketing capabilities and greater financial, technological and personnel
resources. The Company believes that the major competitive factors with this
evolving technology will be performance, quality, support and price. Although
the Company may not be able to successfully compete against them it is our
assertion that our IP protection and our leveraged licensing strategy will make
these companies much more likely to engage in business than in the courts.
The Company has applied
for patents on its technologies and techniques. Patents, trade marks and trade
secrets could limit potential competitors ability to create a product that
would have the capabilities of the VuIT reader and subsequent products.
Employees
As of November 26, 2007,
the Company had 1 full-time employee. Due to its financial inability to make
long-term commitments to personnel, the Company primarily uses independent
contractors for its personnel needs.
DESCRIPTION
OF PROPERTY
Our executive offices are located at 235 Peachtree
Street NE, Suite 1725, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. We have an agreement for use of
office space at this location under a month to month arrangement. The office
space contains approximately 1530 square feet. We rent our office space at a
monthly rate of $2,844.
We believe that our existing facilities will be
adequate to meet our needs for the foreseeable future. Should we need
additional space, management believes it will be able to secure additional
space at commercially reasonable rates.
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LEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
On February 6, 2007, we
were served with a complaint which had been filed on January 29, 2007 in the
Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia by Ekistics Research, LLC (Ekistics)
and Craig J. Larson, a former director and officer of the Company, against us
and VuBotics Georgia, Inc. The complaint alleged, among other things, that we
breached our obligation to provide up to $500,000 for working capital, software
development, inventory purchases and promotion of the QuantumReader software
during the 12-month period after our acquisition of QuantumReader, Inc. (now
our wholly owned subsidiary) under the Plan and Agreement of Reorganization
dated November 17, 2004 among us, Mr. Larson and others. The plaintiffs were
seeking monetary damages, as well as an injunction requiring us to provide Mr.
Larson with a non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, paid-up license
to the QuantumReader software. In March, 2007, Ekistics Research, LLC and Mr.
Larson withdrew the complaint.
On September 4, 2007, Ekistics and Mr. Larson refiled
their complaint against us and certain other parties in the Superior Court of
Fulton County, Georgia. This complaint is similar to the previous
complaint that Mr. Larson and Ekistics filed and withdrew earlier this
year. In the second complaint, the plaintiffs are seeking monetary
damages, as well as an order declaring Mr. Larson the owner of a patent
application that was the principal asset of QuantumReader, Inc. when it was
acquired by us and an injunction against us. At this time, our management
believes that the lawsuit is without merit, and we intend to show, among other
defenses, that we made available well in excess of $500,000 during the
requisite time period in 2004 and 2005. On October 4, 2007, QuantumReader, Inc.
filed a motion to intervene in the lawsuit along with pleadings asserting
numerous claims against Mr. Larson, including that he has willfully interfered
with QuantumReader, Inc.s intellectual property. In addition,
QuantumReader, Inc. filed a motion for a preliminary injunction asking the
court to immediately prohibit Mr. Larson from further interfering with
QuantumReader, Inc.s intellectual property. This litigation may be costly or
unsuccessful. Due to the inherent uncertainties in litigation, and because the
ultimate resolution of the proceeding is influenced by factors outside of our
control, the ultimate outcome of this proceeding is uncertain and
unpredictable.
MANAGEMENT
Executive Officers and Directors
The Companys Board of Directors currently has five
seats. Our executive officers and directors and their respective ages and
positions as of November 27, 2007 are as follows:
Name
|
|
Age
|
|
Position
|
Philip E. Lundquist
|
|
71
|
|
Chairman of the Board
(previously Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer)
|
Marc Owensby*
|
|
46
|
|
Interim Chief Executive
Officer and Director
|
John F. Ellingson
|
|
43
|
|
President and Chief
Operating Officer
|
Thomas C. Ridenour**
|
|
46
|
|
Secretary and Interim
Chief Financial Officer
|
Ronan A. Harris
|
|
36
|
|
Director
|
Robert T. Eramian
|
|
62
|
|
Director
|
Richard Barfield***
|
|
51
|
|
Director
|
*Marc Owensby was appointed as a director of the
Company effective August 16, 2007 and appointed interim Chief Executive Officer
effective November 28, 2007.
** Thomas C. Ridenour was appointed Secretary and
Interim Chief Financial Officer effective November 28, 2007.
*** Richard Barfield has been elected as a director of
the Company effective December 3, 2007.
The term of office of each director of the Company
ends at the next annual meeting of the Companys shareholders or when such
directors successor is elected and qualifies. No date for the annual meeting
of shareholders is specified in the Companys bylaws or has been fixed by the
Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Companys bylaws,
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the date of the annual meeting is to be determined by
the current Board of Directors.
The following information sets forth the backgrounds
and business experience of the directors, executive officers and key employees:
PHILIP E. LUNDQUIST
,
Director
- Mr. Lundquist has served as
Chairman of the Board for the Company since January, 1999. From May 1, 2003
until November 27, 2007, he served as the Companys chief executive officer and
chief financial officer. He relinquished his roles as chief executive officer
and chief financial officer effective November 28, 2007. From 1988 to the
present he has served as President of Lundquist Advisory Company, a company
which provided corporate finance advisory services. He has held management
positions at Reynolds Securities, Montgomery Securities, Inc. and Alex Brown
& Sons in Miami, San Francisco and Baltimore. [He serves as a director of
Constellation Group, Inc.] He was
Director of Corporate Finance of Deloitte & Touche, Atlanta, Georgia. Mr.
Lundquist graduated from Williams College with a bachelors degree in political
science and economics in 1957. During 1962 to 1964, he attended the Institute
of Investment Banking at the Wharton School of Business, University of
Pennsylvania.
MARC OWENSBY,
Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Owensby was
appointed as a director of the Company on August 16, 2007 and appointed interim
chief executive officer of the Company effective November 28, 2007. Mr. Owensby
has served as the chief development officer of PT Code Jawa, a mobile software
development firm based in Indonesia, since 2002. Prior to co-founding PT Code
Jawa, Mr. Owensby was the chief executive officer of Spotcast Communications,
Inc., a firm which specialized in mobile phone advertising and marketing
technologies, from 1998 through 2001. From 1996 through 1998, Mr. Owensby
served as Vice President of telecommunications for Lockheed Martin
International. From 1990 through 1996, he served as director of business
development for COMSAT Mobile Communications, Inc. Mr. Owensby holds a dual
degree in Economics and History from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a
doctorate in law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
JOHN F. ELLINGSON, President and Chief Operating
Officer
John F. Ellingson serves as VuBotics President
& Chief Operating Officer; previously he was the Chief Strategy Officer for
the Company. Bringing over 20 years of experience in strategic consulting, Mr.
Ellingsons most recent prior position was U.S. National Manager of the Global
Technology, Media & Telecommunications Business Innovation Group at
Deloitte & Touche. His client base consisted primarily of Fortune 500 and
international companies such as The Coca-Cola Company, General Motors, BMW,
Daimler Chrysler, Lockheed-Martin, Intel, Microsoft, GE Capital, Motorola, IBM,
Johnson & Johnson, Qualcomm (MediaFlo), Hutchison Whampoa, China Unicom,
Huawei, SK Telecom, Global Crossing, Siemens, Bellsouth, Home Depot, and
government entities such as NATO, the NSA and the Singagpore EDB. Mr. Ellingson
graduated with dual Bachelor of Sciences/Bachelor of Arts degrees in Economics
and Marketing from Temple University, and a Master of Business Administration
in Economics and Finance from the Babcock School of Business at Wake Forest
University. He is also an alumnus of the University of Southern Californias
Center for Telecom Management Advanced Management Training and Massachusetts
Institute of Technologys Creating
Sustaining Innovative Organizations.
THOMAS C. RIDENOUR, Secretary and Interim Chief Financial
Officer -
Mr. Ridenour was appointed secretary and interim
chief financial officer of the Company effective November 28, 2007; previously
he had served as a consultant to the Company since May 2005. Prior to this, he
served as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Healthwatch, Inc.
Before that, Mr. Ridenour was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
of Nationwide Credit, Inc. Previous to that, he was Vice President and Chief
Financial Office of Imaging Technologies Services, Inc. Before that, Mr.
Ridenour was Vice President and Division Controller for American Security Group
and served in various positions with Primerica Financial Services. Mr. Ridenour
graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from the University
of South Carolina. He is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of the
AICPA and the Georgia Society of CPAs.
RONAN A. HARRIS,
Director
- Mr. Harris was appointed as a director of the
Company in 2000. In January 1999, Mr. Harris founded Aubyn Management Ltd.
which specializes in developing new markets and business opportunities in
Japan. From 1996 to January 1999 he was employed as a consultant for JJ
International, a financial
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consulting firm. From December, 1993 to February, 1996
he was employed as an engineer at Mitsubishi Corporation. He graduated with
honors from The University of Dublin with a degree in Electrical Engineering.
Presently, Mr. Harris lives in Dublin, Ireland and is an executive with Google,
Inc.
ROBERT T. ERAMIAN,
Director
- Mr. Eramian was appointed as a director of the
Company in 2000. Mr. Eramian is Managing Director with Strategos Financial LLC,
where he has been employed since 2005. Mr. Eramian works closely with Private
Family Offices, Hedge Funds and Investment Advisors in his capacity as Managing
Director at Strategos Financial, LLC. From 2002 to 2005, Mr. Eramian was
the National Sales Manager for the Philadelphia Financial Group. From
2000 to 2002, Mr. Eramian handled offerings designed exclusively for high net
worth clients while working at Deutsche Banc Alex Brown. From 1994 to
2000, Mr. Eramian served as the Chief Executive Officer of Iatros Healthcare
Corp. Prior to 1994 Mr. Eramian worked as an Independent Consultant
assisting two companies go from start-ups to being listed on the NYSE.
Mr. Eramian received his Bachelor of Arts from Merrimack College in 1966, his
Master of Arts from Dayton University in 1967 and his Ph.D./ABD from Emory
University in 1980.
RICHARD BARFIELD, Director -
Mr. Barfield was appointed
as a director of the Company effective December 3, 2007. Mr. Barfield serves
as Chairman of ARC International plc and Executive Chairman of Square One
Resources Limited.served as chief executive officer of Spring Group plc, an
information technology staffing company, from March 2002 through September 2006.
From June 2000 through February 2002, Mr. Barfield served as group finance
director of Spring Group plc. Prior to joining Spring Group plc, Mr. Barfield
was the finance director for several companies including BellSouth Corporation, Northgate Information Solutions
plc, and Smith Kline Beckman. Mr. Barfield holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from
Kings College in London and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA), a
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants (FCA), and a Chartered
Accountant (ACA).
Family Relationships
There are no family relationships among any of the
officers or directors of the Company.
Board and Board Committees
The following persons serve
as members of the Board of Directors:
Philip E. Lundquist (Chairman), Robert T. Eramian, Ronan A. Harris and
Marc Owensby. Richard Barfield will serve as a director of the Company
effective December 3, 2007.
At this time, the Board has no committees. The Board
anticipates that it will form audit, nominating and compensation committees in
the near future.
Code of Ethics
The Company adopted a Code of Ethics (the Code of
Ethics) applicable to the Companys principal executive, financial and
accounting officer and persons performing similar functions. In addition, the
Code of Ethics applies to the Companys employees, officers, directors, agents
and representatives. The Companys Code of Ethics is intended to comply
with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and
the rules of the NASDAQ Stock Market. The Code of Ethics is available, at
no cost, from the Company upon written request to Philip E. Lundquist, Chief
Executive Officer of VuBotics, Inc., 235 Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1725,
Atlanta, Georgia 30303, and a copy is annexed as Exhibit 14 to the Companys
Annual Report filed on Form 10-KSB with the SEC on March 31, 2006.
Director Compensation
In the past, we have not
paid any cash compensation to any director for acting in such capacity. We have
paid directors restricted shares of the Companys common stock as compensation
for services rendered as directors of the
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Company.
The table
set forth below summarizes the compensation paid to our directors for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
DIRECTOR COMPENSATION
Name
|
|
Fees
Earned or
Paid in
Cash ($ )
|
|
Stock
Awards ($)
|
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
|
Non-Equity
Incentive Plan
Compensation ($ )
|
|
Non-Qualified
Deferred
Compensation
Earnings ($)
|
|
All Other
Compensation ($)
|
|
Total ($ )
|
|
Philip Lundquist
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Robert Eramian
|
|
N/A
|
|
12,500
|
(1)
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
12,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ronan Harris
|
|
N/A
|
|
25,000
|
(2)
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
25,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marc Owensby(3)
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Roy Dantzman(4)
|
|
N/A
|
|
25,000
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
N/A
|
|
25,000
|
|
(1) Robert
Eramian was awarded 50,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at a market
price of $0.25 on February 20, 2006.
(2) Ronan
Harris was awarded 100,000 shares of restricted common stock valued at a market
price of $0.25 on June 9, 2006.
(3) Marc
Owensby was appointed a director of the Company in August 2007.
(4) Roy
Dantzman resigned as a director of the Company in December 2006.
CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
Board
Determination of Independence
Our Board of Directors has determined that Messrs.
Harris and Eramian are each independent as that term is defined by the
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ).
Under the NASDAQ definition, an independent director is a person who (1) is not
currently (or whose immediate family members are not currently), and has not
been over the past three years (or whose immediate family members have
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not been over the past three years), employed by the
company; (2) has not (or whose immediate family members have not) been paid
more than $60,000 during the current or past three fiscal years; (3) has
not (or whose immediately family has not) been a partner in or controlling
shareholder or executive officer of an organization which the company made, or
from which the company received, payments in excess of the greater of $200,000
or 5% of that organizations consolidated gross revenues, in any of the most
recent three fiscal years; (4) has not (or whose immediate family members have
not), over the past three years been employed as an executive officer of a
company in which an executive officer of Vubotics has served on that companys
compensation committee; or (5) is not currently (or whose immediate family
members are not currently), and has not been over the past three years (or
whose immediate family members have not been over the past three years) a
partner of Vubotics outside auditor. In addition, a director who is, or at any
time during the past three years, was employed by the Company or by any parent
or subsidiary of the Company, is not deemed to be independent by our Board of
Directors. Philip Lundquist is not deemed to be independent because he has
been employed by the Company as its Chief Executive Officer over the past three
years. Marc Owensby is not deemed to be independent because he serves as the
Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Board of
Directors Meetings and Attendance
The Board of Directors has responsibility for
establishing our broad corporate policies and reviewing our overall performance
rather than day-to-day operations. The primary responsibility of our Board of
Directors is to oversee the management of our Company and, in doing so, serve
the best interests of the Company and our shareholders. The Board of Directors
selects, evaluates and provides for the succession of executive officers and,
subject to stockholder election, directors. It reviews and approves corporate
objectives and strategies, and evaluates significant policies and proposed
major commitments of corporate resources. Our Board of Directors also
participates in decisions that have a potential major economic impact on our
Company. Management keeps the directors informed of Company activity through
regular communication, including written reports and presentations at Board of
Directors and committee meetings.
We have no formal policy regarding director attendance
at the annual meeting of shareholders, although all directors are expected to
attend the annual meeting of shareholders if they are able to do so. The Board
of Directors has held 9 meetings in 2007 thus far which were all held
telephonically. During 2007 the Board has held numerous additional telephonic
meetings on an informal basis.
EXECUTIVE
COMPENSATION
The table set forth below summarizes the annual and
long-term compensation awarded to, earned by or paid to our executive officers
(collectively, the named officers) for fiscal years ended December 31, 2006,
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2004.
Summary
Compensation Table
Name & Position(s)
|
|
Year
|
|
Salary ($ )
|
|
Bonus
($)
|
|
Stock
Awards
($)
|
|
Option
Awards ($)
|
|
Non-equity
incentive plan
compensation
($)
|
|
Change in pension
value and non-
qualified deferred
compensation
earnings ($ )
|
|
All
Other
Compensation
($) (1)
|
|
Total ($)
|
|
Philip
Lundquist
Chairman
(2)
|
|
2006
|
|
360,300
|
(3)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
360,300
|
|
|
|
2005
2004
|
|
160,000
250,000
|
(4)
(5)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
160,000
250,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Craig J.
Larson
(6)
Chief Scientist
and Director
|
|
2006
2005
2004
|
|
107,850
|
(7)
(7)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
107,850
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marc
Owensby
(8)
|
|
2006
2005
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Thomas
Ridenour
(9)
|
|
2006
2005
2004
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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(1) With the exception of reimbursement of expenses
incurred by our named executive officers during the scope of their employment
and stated stock award amounts, none of the named executives received any other
compensation, perquisites, personal benefits in excess of $10,000.
(2) Mr. Lundquist relinquished his roles as Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective November
28, 2007. He continues to serve as Chairman of the Company.
(3) Mr. Lundquist received the following restricted
stock awards during the 2006 fiscal year in consideration for his services as
the CEO, CFO, President, Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the Company for
2005 and 2006 fiscal years: (i) 1,100,000 shares of Common Stock on April 11,
2006 valued at $0.25 per share for a total compensation of $275,000. The
Companys board of directors approved the award in light of believing that
total consideration of $275,000 was a fair estimate of the amount of
compensation that should have been granted to Mr. Lundquist for his services to
the Company during 2005 fiscal year and as of April 11, 2006 for the 2006
fiscal year, and that the price of $0.25 per share was a fair value of our
common stock on April 11, 2006, despite no trading activity being recorded as
of that date; (ii) 342,000 shares of Common Stock on June 9, 2006 valued at
$0.25 per share for a total compensation of $85,300. The Companys board of
directors approved the award in light of believing that total consideration of
$85,300 was a fair estimate of the amount of compensation that should be
granted to Mr. Lundquist for his services to the Company from April 11, 2006 to
June 9, 2006 for the respective portion of 2006 fiscal year. The respective
grants of common stock of the Company to Mr. Lindquist vested immediately on
each date of the grants.
(4) During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005,
the Company issued Mr. Lunquist 900,000 shares of its Common Stock valued at
$0.10 per share for a total compensation of $90,000, 200,000 shares valued at
$0.10 per share for a total compensation of $20,000 and 200,000 shares of its
Common Stock for a total compensation of $50,000; thereby, resulting in a total
compensation of $160,000 during 2005 fiscal year, in consideration for his
services as the CEO, CFO, President, Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the
Company.
(5) During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004,
the Company issued Mr. Lundquist 2,500,000 shares of its Common Stock valued at
$0.10 per share for a total compensation of $250,000, in consideration for his
services as the CEO, CFO, President, Chairman, Treasurer and Secretary of the
Company.
(6) Effective as of December of 2006, Mr. Craig Larson
resigned as our Chief Scientist and a director of the Company.
(7) Mr. Larsons annual compensation for the fiscal
years ended 2006 and 2004 did not exceed $100,000..
(8) Mr. Owensby was appointed Interim Chief Executive
Officer of the Company effective November 28, 2007. The Board of Directors has
not yet determined his compensation for serving in this position.
(9) Mr. Ridenour was appointed Secretary and Interim
Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective November 28, 2007. The Board
of Directors has not yet determined his compensation for serving in these
positions.
We do not have either (i) a plan that provides for the
payment of retirement benefits, or benefits that will be paid primarily
following retirement, including, but not limited to tax-qualified defined
benefit plans, supplemental executive retirement plans, tax-qualified defined
contribution plans and nonqualified defined contribution plans, nor (ii) any
contract, agreement, plan or arrangement, whether written or unwritten, that
provides for payment(s) to any of our named executive officers at, following,
or in connection with the resignation, retirement or other termination of any
of our named executive officers, or in connection with the change in control of
our company or a change in any of our named executive officers
responsibilities following a change in control, with respect to each of our
named executive officers.
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Outstanding Equity Awards At Fiscal
Year-End
The following table sets forth information concerning
unexercised options; stock that has not vested; and equity incentive plan
awards for each of our named executive officers outstanding as of the end of
our fiscal year ended December 31, 2006.
Option Awards
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Stock Awards
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Equity
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Equity
Incentive
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Incentive
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Plan Awards:
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Plan
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Market or
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Awards:
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Payout
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Number
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Value
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Name
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Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Exercisable
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|
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Options
(#)
Unexercisable
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Equity
Incentive
Plan
Awards:
Number
of
Securities
Underlying
Unexercised
Unearned
Options
(#)
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Option
Exercise
Price
($ )
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Option
Expiration
Date
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Number
of Shares
or Units
of Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
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Market
Value of
Shares
or
Units
of
Stock
That
Have
Not
Vested
($)
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of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
(#)
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of
Unearned
Shares,
Units
or
Other
Rights
That
Have
Not
Vested
($ )
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Philip
E. Lundquist
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Craig
Larson (1)
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Marc
Owensby
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Thomas
E. Ridenour
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(1)
Craig J. Larson resigned as the Chief Scientist and a director of the Company
effective as of December 13, 2006.
Employment Agreements with Executive
Officers
We have no employment agreements or service agreements
with any of our executive officers. However, we may enter into service
agreements with certain executive officers in the near future.
CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, loan
repayments totaling a net of $12,500 were paid to Philip E. Lundquist, the
Chairman of the Company.
In an effort to conserve cash, in March, 2007, the
Company issued 2,403,000 shares of unregistered common stock to officers and
contractors in lieu of cash for services rendered in 2006 valued $720,900. All
shares were issued at a price equal to market value.
In March 2007, the Company received a $75,000
unsecured bridge loan from a shareholder. In July 2007, the Company received an
additional $20,000 unsecured bridge loan from the same shareholder. The Company
utilized the proceeds from both bridge loans for working capital purposes. In
an effort to conserve cash, and in lieu of repaying the bridge loans and
accrued interest of $5,000 at this time, the Company issued a senior, secured
convertible loan note and warrants to purchase shares of the Companys common
stock to the shareholder under the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement.
During fiscal year ending December 31, 2005, we paid
Philip E. Lundquist, our Chairman (and formerly the Chief Executive Officer and
Chief Financial Officer of the Company) $38,110 for expense reimbursement for
business development. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, we issued
to Mr. Lundquist, 1,948,483 shares of our Common Stock for repayment of loans
made by Mr. Lundquist to us, as follows: (i) on March 6, 2006, we issued
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1,000,000 shares of our Common Stock valued at $0.20
per share in lieu of repayment of a previous loan in the amount of $200,000
made by Mr. Lundquist to us, (ii) on March 31, 2006, we issued 690,483 shares
of our Common Stock valued at $0.25 per share in lieu of repayment of a
previous loan in the amount of $172,621 made by Mr. Lundquist to us, and (iii)
on June 9, 2006, we issued 258,000 shares of our Common Stock valued at $0.25
per share in lieu of repayment of a previous loan in the amount of $64,700 made
by Mr. Lundquist to us. Furthermore, with the exception of our Board of
Directors approving the repayment of these loans in shares of our common stock
believing that these loans are commercially reasonable and no less favorable to
us than we could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party on an arms
length basis, we have not entered into any formal agreements with Mr. Lundquist
encompassing the aforementioned repayments of loans made. As of December 31,
2006, the outstanding amount of the loans made by Mr. Lundquist to us is
$75,985.
In November, 2004, we acquired QuantumReader, Inc. (QR),
pursuant to the acquisition of all of the issued and outstanding stock of QR in
a stock for stock transaction. The transaction was valued at $102,574 with
$2,574 being allocated for liabilities assumed and 1,000,000 shares of the
Companys common stock issued for the technology of QR. As part of the
acquisition, all intellectual property rights held by the developers of the QR
technology were assigned to QR. The Quantum-Reader and its related technologies
were initially created by Craig Larson, our then Chief Scientist and director.
As part of the purchase of QR, we entered into an agreement with Ekistics
Research, LLC (Ekistics), an entity controlled by Mr. Larson obligating us to
pay Ekistics $135,900 for the industrial design and engineering services that
were provided in 2005. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, we paid
$73,976 to Ekistics, for the industrial design and engineering services
provided to us during the 2006 fiscal year. Effective December 13, 2006, Mr.
Larson resigned as our Chief Scientist and director.
There have not been any other transactions or proposed
transactions during the fiscal years ended December 31, 2006, 2005 and 2004, to
which we were or are to be a party, in which our officers, directors or
nominees had or are to have a direct or indirect material interest.
Review, Approval or Ratification of
Transactions with Related Persons
We believe that the terms of all of the above
transactions are commercially reasonable and no less favorable to us than we
could have obtained from an unaffiliated third party on an arms length basis.
Our policy requires that all related parties recuse themselves from negotiating
and voting on behalf of our company in connection with related party
transactions.
Parents
Not applicable
Promoter and Certain Control Persons
Not applicable.
SECURITY
OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT
The following table sets forth information regarding
the percentage beneficial ownership of our common stock as of November 15,
2007 based on 52,773,718 shares of our common stock outstanding on such date. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and generally includes those securities over which a person
may exercise voting or investment power. In addition, shares of common stock
which a person has the right to acquire upon the exercise of stock options,
warrants or convertible securities, including our convertible notes, within 60
days of November 15, 2007 are deemed outstanding for the purpose of computing
the percentage ownership of that person, but are not deemed outstanding for
computing the percentage ownership of any other person. Except as indicated in
the footnotes to this table or as affected by applicable community property
laws, the persons named in the table have sole voting and investment power with
respect to all shares of common stock beneficially owned. Unless otherwise
indicated, the address of each person listed therein is c/o Vubotics, Inc., 235
Peachtree Street NE, Suite 1725, Atlanta, GA 30303.
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Name
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Amount and
Nature of
Beneficial
Ownership
|
|
Percentage
of Class
Beneficially
Owned
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Philip E.
Lundquist (1)
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7,423,060
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14.08
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%
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Marc Owensby(2)
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125,000
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|
*
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John F.
Ellingson(2)
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882,000
|
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1.67
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%
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Thomas C.
Ridenour(2)
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1,222,600
|
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2.31
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%
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Ronan A. Harris(2)
|
|
789,323
|
|
1.49
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%
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Robert T.
Eramian(2)
|
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260,000
|
|
*
|
|
Potomac Capital
Management LLC
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8,695,137(4
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)
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14.82
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%
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Orion Capital
Investments, Ltd.
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|
14,240,916(5
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)
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21.52
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%
|
All current
directors and named officers as a group (6 in all)
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10,701,983
|
|
20.27
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%
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* Represents less than 1%.
** Assumes that all beneficially owned securities will
be sold.
(1)
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Includes 898,577 shares held in trust for Philip E.
Lundquist.
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(2)
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Beneficial ownership consists entirely of common
stock.
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(4) Consists
of (i) 2,825,471 shares of common stock, (ii) 2,733,133 shares issuable upon
the exercise of the 2006 Warrants, (iii) 1,886,574 shares issuable upon
exercise of the 2007 Warrants and (iv) 1,249,959 shares issuable upon
conversion of the 2007 Notes. Such exercise would assume the waiver by the
beneficial owner of the provision limiting its ability to exercise the
warrants to purchase up to 9.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of
common stock.
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|
|
(5)
Consists
of (i) 861,487shares of common stock, (ii) 833,333shares issuable upon the
exercise of the 2006 Warrants, (iii) 7,546,296 shares issuable upon exercise
of the 2007 Warrants and (iv) 4,999,800 shares issuable upon conversion of
the 2007 Notes. Such exercise would assume the waiver by the beneficial owner
of the provision limiting its ability to exercise the warrants to purchase up
to 9.99% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock.
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SELLING
SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth certain information
concerning the resale of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholders.
We will only receive proceeds from the exercise of warrants.
The following table also sets forth the name of each
person who is offering the resale of shares of our common stock by this
prospectus, the number of our common stock beneficially owned by each person,
the number of shares of common stock that may be sold in this offering and the
number of shares of common stock each person will own after the offering. Other
than as set forth in the following table, the selling shareholders have not
held any position or office or had any other material relationship with us or
any of our predecessors or affiliates within the past three years.
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Name
|
|
Number
of
Shares
Included in
Prospectus
(3)
|
|
Total
Shares
Owned Prior to
Offering
|
|
Total
Shares
Owned After
Completion
of Offering
(1)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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Potomac Capital
Partners LP (4)
|
|
486,225
|
|
3,686,620
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(5)
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3,220,395
|
|
Pleiades
Investment Partners RLP (6)
|
|
338,173
|
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2,699,023
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(7)
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2,360,850
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Potomac Capital
International Ltd. (8)
|
|
343,874
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2,408,494
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(9)
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2,064,620
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|
Orion Capital
Investments, LLC (10)
|
|
4,673,074
|
|
14,240,916
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(11)
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9,567,842
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Tebo Capital,
LLC (12)
|
|
1,323,635
|
|
4,229,380
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(13)
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2,905,745
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Kazi Management,
VI LLC (14)
|
|
467,308
|
|
4,472,585
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(15)
|
4,005,277
|
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Icon Capital
Partners (16)
|
|
467,308
|
|
1,254,610
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(17)
|
787,302
|
|
Suratek IPR
Limited (18)
|
|
467,308
|
|
1,254,610
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(19)
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787,302
|
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Tom Prasil (20)
|
|
934,615
|
|
2,509,220
|
(21)
|
1,574,605
|
|
Sands
Partnership No. 1 Money Pension Plan and Trust (22)
|
|
934,615
|
|
2,509,220
|
(23)
|
1,574,605
|
|
Tiger Trust (24)
|
|
2,452,933
|
|
6,585,545
|
(25)
|
4,132,612
|
|
Green Corporate
Finance Limited (26)
|
|
140,193
|
|
913,884
|
(27)
|
773,691
|
|
Douglas Ross
(28)
|
|
467,308
|
|
1,254,610
|
(29)
|
787,302
|
|
Michael Dion
(30)
|
|
93,462
|
|
250,922
|
(31)
|
157,280
|
|
Adam Cabibi (32)
|
|
221,982
|
|
595,967
|
(33)
|
373,985
|
|
Larry Flood (34)
|
|
233,651
|
|
627,297
|
(35)
|
393,646
|
|
Nancy Richardson
(36)
|
|
1,564
|
|
5,000
|
(37)
|
3,436
|
|
Chandra L.
Reynolds (38)
|
|
1,564
|
|
5,000
|
(39)
|
3,436
|
|
Matthew Stevens
(40)
|
|
586
|
|
1,875
|
(41)
|
1,289
|
|
David K.
Richards (42)
|
|
15,648
|
|
50,000
|
(43)
|
34,352
|
|
Total
|
|
14,065,023
|
|
49,554,778
|
|
|
|
* Less than 1%.
(1)
Assumes that all
securities registered will be sold.
(2)
Applicable percentage
ownership is based on 52,773,718 shares of common stock outstanding as of
November 15, 2007, together with securities exercisable into shares of common
stock within 60 days of November 15, 2007 for each stockholder. Beneficial
ownership is determined in accordance with the rules of the Securities and
Exchange Commission and generally includes voting or investment power with
respect to securities. Shares of common stock that are currently
exercisable or exercisable within 60 days of November 15, 2007 are deemed to be
beneficially owned by the person holding such securities for the purpose of
computing the percentage of ownership of such person, but are not treated as
outstanding for the purpose of computing the percentage ownership of any other
person.
(3)
Not all shares issuable
upon exercise of the 2007 Notes and 2007 Warrants have been registered
hereunder.
[Footnotes 4-43 to come]
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DESCRIPTION
OF SECURITIES
General
Our authorized capital consists of 100,000,000 shares
of common stock, par value $0.001per share and 25,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of November 1, 2007, there were
52,773,718 shares of common stock outstanding and no shares of preferred stock
outstanding.
Common Stock
Holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote
per share on all matters to be voted upon by the shareholders. Holders of
common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends, if any, as may be
declared by the Board of Directors out of funds legally available therefor.
Upon the liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of our company, the holders of
common stock are entitled to share ratably in all of our assets which are
legally available for distribution after payment of all debts and other
liabilities and liquidation preference of any outstanding common stock. Holders
of common stock have no preemptive, subscription, redemption or conversion
rights. The outstanding shares of common stock are validly issued, fully paid
and nonassessable.
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Preferred stock
We are authorized to issue 25,000,000 shares of $0.001
par value preferred stock. As of November 1, 2007, there were 0 shares of
preferred stock outstanding. The preferred stock, which is commonly known as blank
check preferred, may be issued by the Board of Directors with rights,
designations, preferences, and other terms, as may be determined by the Board
in their sole discretion, at the time of issuance.
INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Section 14-2-851of Title 14, Chapter 2, Article 8 of
the Georgia Code allows a corporation to indemnify any officer, director,
employee or agent who is a party or is threatened to be made a party to a
litigation by reason of the fact that he or she is or was an officer, director,
employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
the corporation as an officer, director, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such director or officer if:
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there was no breach by the officer, director,
employee or agent of his or her fiduciary duties to the corporation involving
intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation of law; or
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the officer, director, employee or agent acted in
good faith and in a manner which he or she reasonably believed to be in or
not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or
her conduct was unlawful.
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Our bylaws further provide that our Board of Directors
has sole discretion to indemnify our officers and other employees. We may
limit the extent of such indemnification by individual contracts with our
directors and executive officers, but have not done so. We are required to
advance, prior to the final disposition of any proceeding, promptly on request,
all expenses incurred by any director or executive officer in connection with
that proceeding on receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of that director
or executive officer to repay those amounts if it should be determined
ultimately that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified under our bylaws or
otherwise. We are not, however, required to advance any expenses in
connection with any proceeding if a determination is reasonably and promptly
made by our Board of Directors by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested
Board members that (a) the party seeking an advance acted in bad faith or
deliberately breached his or her duty to us or our shareholders and (b) as a
result of such actions by the party seeking an advance, it is more likely than
not that it will ultimately be determined that such party is not entitled to
indemnification pursuant to the applicable sections of our bylaws.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers or persons
controlling us pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been
advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission, such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable.
PLAN
OF DISTRIBUTION
The selling shareholders and any of their respective
pledgees, donees, assignees and other successors-in-interest may, from time to
time, sell any or all of their shares of common stock on any stock exchange,
market or trading facility on which the shares are traded or in private
transactions. These sales may be at fixed or negotiated prices. The selling
shareholders may use any one or more of the following methods when selling
shares:
ordinary
brokerage transactions and transactions in which the broker-dealer solicits the
purchaser;
block
trades in which the broker-dealer will attempt to sell the shares as agent but
may position and resell a portion of the block as principal to facilitate the
transaction;
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purchases
by a broker-dealer as principal and resale by the broker-dealer for its
account;
an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of the applicable exchange;
privately
negotiated transactions;
short
sales that are not violations of the laws and regulations of any state or the
United States;
broker-dealers
may agree with the selling shareholders to sell a specified number of such
shares at a stipulated price per share;
through
the writing of options on the shares;
a
combination of any such methods of sale; and
any
other method permitted pursuant to applicable law.
The selling shareholders may also sell shares under
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, if available, rather than under this
prospectus. The selling shareholders shall have the sole and absolute
discretion not to accept any purchase offer or make any sale of shares if they
deem the purchase price to be unsatisfactory at any particular time.
The selling shareholders may also engage in short
sales against the box, puts and calls and other transactions in our securities
or derivatives of our securities and may sell or deliver shares in connection
with these trades.
The selling shareholders or their respective pledgees,
donees, transferees or other successors in interest, may also sell the shares
directly to market makers acting as principals and/or broker-dealers acting as
agents for themselves or their customers. Such broker-dealers may receive
compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the
selling shareholders and/or the purchasers of shares for whom such broker-dealers
may act as agents or to whom they sell as principal or both, which compensation
as to a particular broker-dealer might be in excess of customary commissions.
Market makers and block purchasers purchasing the shares will do so for their
own account and at their own risk. It is possible that a selling stockholder
will attempt to sell shares of common stock in block transactions to market
makers or other purchasers at a price per share which may be below the then
market price. The selling shareholders cannot assure that all or any of the
shares offered in this prospectus will be issued to, or sold by, the selling
shareholders. The selling shareholders and any brokers, dealers or agents, upon
effecting the sale of any of the shares offered in this prospectus, may be
deemed to be underwriters as that term is defined under the Securities Act,
the Exchange Act or the rules and regulations under such acts. In such event,
any commissions received by such broker-dealers or agents and any profit on the
resale of the shares purchased by them may be deemed to be underwriting
commissions or discounts under the Securities Act.
We are required to pay all fees and expenses incident
to the registration of the shares, including fees and disbursements of counsel
to the selling shareholders, but excluding brokerage commissions or underwriter
discounts.
The selling shareholders, alternatively, may sell all
or any part of the shares offered in this prospectus through an underwriter. No
selling stockholder has entered into any agreement with a prospective
underwriter and there is no assurance that any such agreement will be entered
into.
The selling shareholders may pledge their shares to
their brokers under the margin provisions of customer agreements. If a selling
stockholder defaults on a margin loan, the broker may, from time to time, offer
and sell the pledged shares. The selling shareholders and any other
persons participating in the sale or distribution of the shares will be subject
to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
under such act, including, without limitation, Regulation M. These provisions
may restrict certain activities of, and limit the timing of purchases and sales
of any of the shares by, the selling shareholders or any other such
person. In the event that the selling shareholders are deemed affiliated
purchasers or distribution participants within the meaning of Regulation M,
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then the selling shareholders will not be permitted to
engage in short sales of common stock. Furthermore, under Regulation M, persons
engaged in a distribution of securities are prohibited from simultaneously
engaging in market making and certain other activities with respect to such
securities for a specified period of time prior to the commencement of such
distributions, subject to specified exceptions or exemptions. In regards
to short sells, the selling stockholder can only cover its short position with
the securities they receive from us upon conversion. In addition, if such
short sale is deemed to be a stabilizing activity, then the selling stockholder
will not be permitted to engage in a short sale of our common stock. All of
these limitations may affect the marketability of the shares.
We have agreed to indemnify the selling shareholders,
or their transferees or assignees, against certain liabilities, including
liabilities under the Securities Act or to contribute to payments the selling
shareholders or their respective pledgees, donees, transferees or other
successors in interest, may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.
If the selling shareholders notify us that they have a
material arrangement with a broker-dealer for the resale of the common stock,
then we would be required to amend the registration statement of which this
prospectus is a part, and file a prospectus supplement to describe the
agreements between the selling shareholders and the broker-dealer.
Penny Stock
The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted
Rule 15g-9 which establishes the definition of a penny stock, for the
purposes relevant to us, as any equity security that has a market price of less
than $5.00 per share or with an exercise price of less than $5.00 per share,
subject to certain exceptions. For any transaction involving a penny stock,
unless exempt, the rules require:
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that
a broker or dealer approve a persons account for transactions in penny
stocks; and
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the
broker or dealer receive from the investor a written agreement to the
transaction, setting forth the identity and quantity of the penny stock to be
purchased.
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In order to approve a persons account for
transactions in penny stocks, the broker or dealer must
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obtain
financial information and investment experience objectives of the person; and
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make
a reasonable determination that the transactions in penny stocks are suitable
for that person and the person has sufficient knowledge and experience in
financial matters to be capable of evaluating the risks of transactions in
penny stocks.
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The broker or dealer must also deliver, prior to any
transaction in a penny stock, a disclosure schedule prescribed by the
Commission relating to the penny stock market, which, in highlight form:
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sets
forth the basis on which the broker or dealer made the suitability
determination; and
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that
the broker or dealer received a signed, written agreement from the investor
prior to the transaction.
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Disclosure also has to be made about the risks of
investing in penny stocks in both public offerings and in secondary trading and
about the commissions payable to both the broker-dealer and the registered
representative, current quotations for the securities and the rights and remedies
available to an investor in cases of fraud in penny stock transactions.
Finally, monthly statements have to be sent disclosing recent price information
for the penny stock held in the account and information on the limited market
in penny stocks.
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LEGAL
MATTERS
Duane Morris LLP, Atlanta, Georgia will issue an
opinion with respect to the validity of the shares of common stock being
offered hereunder.
EXPERTS
Our consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2006 included in this prospectus have been audited by
William T. Uniack of W.T. Uniack & Co., CPAs the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report appearing with the
financial statements herein, and are included in reliance upon the report of
such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
Our consolidated financial statements for the year
ended December 31, 2005 included in this prospectus have been audited by
William Uniack during his affiliation with E. Phillip Bailey, the Companys
previous independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their
report appearing with the financial statements herein, and are included in
reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
CHANGES
IN ACCOUNTANTS
(a) Previous independent accountants
The Board of Directors of
the Company had approved the appointment of
the firm of E. Phillip Bailey, CPA
as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm in
connection with the Companys audit of its financial statements for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2006 and 2007, and the shareholders of the Company had
ratified such appointment. However, because the Companys principal accountant
at E. Phillip Bailey, CPA, William T. Uniack, resigned from E. Phillip Bailey,
CPA in February 2007 in order to form his own independent registered public
accounting firm, W.T. Uniack & Co., on February 15, 2007, the Board
approved (i) the dismissal of E. Phillip Bailey as the Companys independent
registered public accounting firm and (ii) the engagement of W.T. Uniack &
Co. as the Companys independent registered public accounting firm in order to
maintain the continuity of the Companys accounting and auditing services. The
Board advised E. Phillip Bailey that it had been dismissed as the Companys
independent registered public accounting firm on February 15, 2007.
Except for Going Concern disclaimers issued by (i)
E. Phillip Bailey, CPA in connection with its audit of the Companys financial
statements for the fiscal year ended 2005 and (ii) W.T. Uniack & Co. in
connection with its audit of the Companys financial statements for the fiscal
year ended 2006, neither E. Phillip Baileys report on the financial statements
for 2005 nor Bongiovanni and Associates, CPAs report on the financial
statements for 2006 contained an adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and
neither report was qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or
accounting principle.
In connection with its audit for 2005 and up to the
date of the dismissal, there have been no disagreements with E. Phillip Bailey
on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure,
or auditing scope or procedure, which disagreements if not resolved to the
satisfaction of E. Phillip Bailey would have caused them to make reference
thereto in their report on the financial statements for 2005.
During 2005 the Companys former accountants did not
advise the Company with respect to items listed in Regulation S-B Item
304(a)(1)(iv)(B)).
(b) New independent accountants
The Company engaged W.T. Uniack & Co. as its new
independent accountants as of February 15, 2007. During the two most recent
fiscal years and through February 15, 2007, the Company has not consulted with
W.T. Uniack & Co. regarding either (i) the application of accounting
principles to a specified transaction, either completed or proposed; or the
type of audit opinion that might be rendered on the Companys financial
statements, and neither a
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written report was provided to the Company nor oral
advice was provided that W.T. Uniack & Co. concluded was an important
factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to the accounting,
auditing or financial reporting issue; or (ii) any matter that was either the
subject of a disagreement, as that term is defined in Item 304(a)(1)(iv) of
Regulation S-B and the related instructions to Item 304 of Regulation S-B.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
We have filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission a registration statement on Form SB-2 to register the securities
offered by this prospectus. For future information about us and the securities
offered under this prospectus, you may refer to the registration statement and
to the exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement.
In addition, we are required to file annual,
quarterly, and current reports, or other information with the Securities and
Exchange Commission as provided by the Exchange Act. You may read and copy any
reports, statements or other information we file at the Securities and Exchange
Commissions public reference facility maintained by the Securities and Exchange
Commission in Room 1024, 100 F. Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549. You can
request copies of these documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by
writing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Please call the Securities
and Exchange Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the
operation of the public reference room. Our Securities and Exchange Commission
filings are also available to the public through the Securities and Exchange
Commission Internet site at httpwww.sec.gov.
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VUBOTICS,
INC.
INDEX
TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Vubotics, Inc. - Nine Months Ended September 30, 2007 and 2006
(Unaudited)
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Consolidated Balance
Sheet
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Consolidated Statements
of Operations
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Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows
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Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements
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Vubotics, Inc. - Fiscal Years
Ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 (Audited)
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Reports of Independent
Registered Public Accounting Firms
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Consolidated Balance
Sheet
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Consolidated Statements
of Operations
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Consolidated Statements
of Shareholders Deficit
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Consolidated Statements
of Cash Flows
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Notes to Consolidated
Financial Statements
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Prospective investors may rely only on the
information contained in this prospectus. Neither Vubotics, Inc., nor the
selling shareholders have authorized anyone to provide prospective investors
with information different from that contained in this prospectus. This
prospectus is not an offer to sell nor is it seeking an offer to buy the shares
in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information
contained in this prospectus is correct only as of the date of this prospectus,
regardless of the time of the delivery of this prospectus or any sale of the
shares.
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VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 (Unaudited)
ASSETS
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Current
Assets
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Cash
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$
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590,912
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Accounts
receivable
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|
483
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Deposits
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1,297
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Total
current assets
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592,692
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Other
Assets
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|
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Fixed assets,
net of accumulated depreciation of $8,584
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24,437
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Intangible
assets
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|
102,529
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Impairment
reserve
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|
(102,529
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)
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|
|
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Total
Assets
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$
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617,129
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LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
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Liabilities
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|
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Accounts payable
and accrued expenses
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$
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1,126,385
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Accrued payroll
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|
47,433
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Accrued interest
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|
7,228
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Convertible
notes payable
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1,425,001
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Discount on
convertible notes payable
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(303,750
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)
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Notes payable
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967,701
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Due to related
party
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66,485
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Total
liabilities (All Current)
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3,336,483
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Stockholders
(Deficit)
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Common stock,
$0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 52,773,718 shares issued and
outstanding
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52,774
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Preferred stock,
$0.001 par value, 25,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and
outstanding
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Additional
paid-in capital
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12,990,702
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Accumulated
deficit
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|
(15,762,830
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)
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(2,719,354
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)
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|
|
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Total
Liabilities and Stockholders Deficit
|
|
$
|
617,129
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
F-1
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Unaudited)
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For the nine-month
period ended
September 30, 2007
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For the nine-month
period ended
September 30, 2006
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|
|
|
|
|
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Revenue
|
|
$
|
25,272
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|
$
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product
development
|
|
365,174
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|
368,038
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|
Sales and
marketing
|
|
349,856
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|
485,343
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|
General and
administrative
|
|
894,052
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|
1,585,340
|
|
|
|
1,609,082
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|
2,438,721
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from
operations
|
|
(1,583,810
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)
|
(2,401,721
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(15,918
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)
|
(50,143
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)
|
Interest income
|
|
1,737
|
|
4,732
|
|
Gain on debt
restructure
|
|
|
|
798,046
|
|
|
|
(14,181
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)
|
752,635
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(1,597,991
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)
|
$
|
(1,649,086
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per
common share - basic and fully diluted
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|
$
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(0.03
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)
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$
|
(0.04
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of common shares outstanding
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|
51,761,681
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41,006,311
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The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
F-2
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Unaudited)
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For the three-month
period ended
September 30, 2007
|
|
For the three-month
period ended
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
484
|
|
$
|
37,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product
development
|
|
67,690
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|
190,534
|
|
Sales and
marketing
|
|
97,600
|
|
75,041
|
|
General and
administrative
|
|
468,947
|
|
269,517
|
|
|
|
634,237
|
|
535,092
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from
operations
|
|
(633,753
|
)
|
(498,092
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(3,467
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)
|
(12,548
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)
|
Interest income
|
|
5
|
|
4,732
|
|
|
|
(3,462
|
)
|
(7,816
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(637,215
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)
|
$
|
(505,908
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)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per
common share - basic and fully diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
$
|
(0.01
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of common shares outstanding
|
|
52,290,022
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|
45,362,088
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|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
F-3
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Unaudited)
|
|
For the nine-month
period ended
September 30, 2007
|
|
For the nine-month
period ended
September 30, 2006
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(1,597,991
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)
|
$
|
(1,649,086
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)
|
|
Adjustments:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of
common stock for services
|
|
804,400
|
|
961,007
|
|
Gain on debt
restructure
|
|
|
|
(798,046
|
)
|
Depreciation
|
|
5,183
|
|
490
|
|
Changes in:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts
receivable
|
|
(483
|
)
|
(37,000
|
)
|
Accounts payable
and accrued expenses
|
|
(89,048
|
)
|
346,122
|
|
Accrued payroll
and payroll liabilities
|
|
(19,581
|
)
|
41,706
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
6,186
|
|
(2,935
|
)
|
Net cash used in
operating activities
|
|
(891,334
|
)
|
(1,137,742
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of
fixed assets
|
|
(808
|
)
|
(17,631
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
issuance of convertible notes
|
|
1,021,250
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
bridge loans
|
|
95,000
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
the issuance of common stock
|
|
|
|
2,280,401
|
|
Repayments of
notes payable
|
|
(134,643
|
)
|
(194,005
|
)
|
Loans from
related party
|
|
|
|
197,298
|
|
Loans repayments
|
|
(12,500
|
)
|
|
|
Net cash
provided by financing activities
|
|
969,107
|
|
2,283,694
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase in
cash
|
|
76,965
|
|
1,128,321
|
|
Cash beginning
of period
|
|
513,947
|
|
183
|
|
Cash end of
period
|
|
590,912
|
|
1,128,504
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for
interest
|
|
$
|
32,575
|
|
$
|
17,867
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of
these consolidated financial statements.
SUPPLEMENTAL
DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2007:
The
Company issued 2,403,000 shares of common stock for services rendered in 2006
valued at $720,900 and 45,000 shares of common stock for services rendered
valued at $13,500 during the first and second quarter of 2007.
The
Company issued 500,000 shares of common stock for services rendered valued at
$70,000 during the third quarter of 2007..
F-4
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 AND 2006
(Unaudited)
NOTE 1 ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Business Operations
In 2004, Halifax
International, Inc. changed its name to VuBotics, Inc. (the Company). The
Company is an intellectual asset development and marketing company with two
non-operating subsidiaries, QuantumReader, Inc. (QR) and Truscom, a Japanese
subsidiary.
The Company,
through one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries, QuantumReader, Inc., is
developing a new type of software product called QuantumReader. According to
the Company, QuantumReader is a hardware independent software system which
changes the way in which text is displayed on electronic displays.
Going Concern
These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited financial statements fairly present the financial position of the Company at September 30, 2007 and its results of operations and cash flows for all periods presented.
As of September 30, 2007, the Company has accumulated net operating losses of $15,762,832. The Company also had a working capital deficiency of $2,743,791 and an equity deficiency of $2,719,354 at September 30, 2007 and has significant currently maturing debt.
The Company has raised capital to fund the operating activities primarily through private placements of its debt and equity securities, loans from stockholders and other demand loans. The Company intends on financing its future development activities and its working capital needs largely from public and private sales of its debt and equity securities with some additional funding from other traditional financing sources, including term notes, until such time that funds provided by operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements.
These factors, among others, raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time.
The
financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts.
NOTE 2 NOTES PAYABLE
The Companys notes payable at September 30, 2007 are summarized as
follows:
10% note payable
to a stockholder. The note is unsecured. Interest is accrued and payable
monthly.*
|
|
$
|
561,016
|
|
|
|
|
|
10% note payable
to a stockholder. The note is unsecured. Interest is accrued and payable
monthly.*
|
|
155,650
|
|
|
|
|
|
10% note payable
to a stockholder. The note is unsecured. Interest is accrued and payable
quarterly.
|
|
251,035
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total notes
payable
|
|
$
|
967,701
|
|
*
As of September 30, 2007, the
Company was in default of each of these debentures as to payments of interest
and principal, and interest continues to accrue.
F-5
The aggregate principal amounts of the notes payable maturing in
subsequent years as of September 30, 2007 are as follows:
Amount
outstanding in subsequent years (reclassified as current liabilities)
|
|
$
|
567,701
|
|
Currently Due:
|
|
$
|
400,000
|
|
NOTE 3
SENIOR SECURED CONVERTIBLE NOTES DUE MARCH 28,
2008
On August 28, 2007, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase
Agreement with certain purchasers and a collateral agent pursuant to which the
Company anticipated that it would raise up to an aggregate of $2,000,000 in
proceeds from the sale of (i) senior, secured convertible notes (the Notes)
and (ii) warrants to purchase shares of the Companys common stock.
The Notes (a) were issued in a face amount equal to
120% of a Purchasers subscription price, (b) do not bear interest prior to
their maturity date of March 28, 2008 (or acceleration as a result of an event
of default thereunder), but bear interest thereafter at the rate of 18%, (c)
are convertible into shares of the Companys common stock (the Common Stock)
at the option of the purchaser or the Company under certain circumstances, and
(d) are secured by a first priority security interest in all of the Companys
assets, including its intellectual property.
The Purchasers designated a collateral agent who will exercise the
Purchasers rights in connection therewith.
The Purchasers were issued five year warrants to purchase ten shares of
Common Stock for every $1.00 in subscription price paid for their respective
Note and Warrant at an exercise price of $.20.
As of September, 30, 2007, the Company had issued and
sold notes for an aggregate face amount of
$1,425,001 under the Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 28,
2007.
NOTE 4
STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
During
the nine months ended September 30, 2007:
The
Company issued 2,403,000 shares of unregistered common stock in lieu of cash
for services rendered in 2006 valued at $720,900 and 45,000 shares of common
stock for services rendered valued at $13,500 during the first and second
quarters of 2007. The Company issued
500,000 shares of common stock for services rendered valued at $70,000 during
the third quarter of 2007. All shares
issued for services rendered were issued at a price equal to the closing price
of our common stock on date of issuance.
NOTE 5 COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Litigation
On
February 6, 2007, the Company was served with a complaint which had been filed
on January 29, 2007 in the Superior Court of Fulton County, Georgia by Ekistics
Research, LLC (Ekistics) and Craig J. Larson, a former director and officer
of the Company, against the Company and VuBotics Georgia, Inc. The complaint alleged, among other things,
that the Company breached its obligation to provide up to $500,000 for working
capital, software development, inventory purchases and promotion of the
QuantumReader software during the 12-month period after the Companys
acquisition of QuantumReader, Inc. (now a wholly owned subsidary of the
Company) under the Plan and Agreement of Reorganization dated November 17, 2004
among the Company, Mr. Larson and others.
The plaintiffs were seeking monetary damages, as well as an injunction
requiring the Company to provide Mr. Larson with a non-exclusive, worldwide,
perpetual, irrevocable, paid-up license to the QuantumReader software. In March, 2007, Ekistics Research, LLC and
Mr. Larson withdrew the complaint.
On
September 4, 2007, Ekistics and Mr. Larson refiled their complaint against the
Company and certain other parties in the Superior Court of Fulton County,
Georgia. This complaint is virtually identical to the previous complaint
that Mr. Larson and Ekistics filed and withdrew earlier this year. In the
second complaint, the plaintiffs are seeking monetary damages, as well as an
Order declaring Mr. Larson the owner of a patent application that was the
principal asset of QuantumReader, Inc. when it was acquired by the Company and
an injunction against the Company. At this time, the Companys management
believes that the lawsuit is without merit, and the Company intends to show, among
other defenses, that it made available well in excess of $500,000 during the
requisite time period in 2004 and 2005.
On October 4, 2007, QuantumReader, Inc. filed a motion to intervene in
the lawsuit along with pleadings asserting numerous claims against Mr. Larson
alleging that he has willfully interfered with QuantumReader, Inc.s
intellectual property. In addition, QuantumReader, Inc. filed a motion
for a preliminary injunction asking the court to immediately prohibit Mr.
Larson from further interfering with QuantumReader, Inc.s intellectual
property. Due to the inherent
uncertainties in litigation, and because the ultimate resolution of the
proceeding is influenced by factors outside of the Companys control, the
ultimate outcome of this proceeding is uncertain and unpredictable.
F-6
NOTE 6 RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the three months ended March 31, 2007, loan
repayments totaling a net of $12,500 were paid to Philip E. Lundquist, the
chief executive officer and director of the Company.
In an effort to conserve cash, in March, 2007, the
Company issued 2,403,000 shares of unregistered common stock to officers and
contractors in lieu of cash for services rendered in 2006 valued $720,900. All shares were issued at a price equal to
market value.
In March 2007, the
Company received a $75,000 unsecured bridge loan from a shareholder. In July 2007, the Company received an
additional $20,000 unsecured bridge loan from the same shareholder. The Company utilized the proceeds from both
bridge loans for working capital purposes.
In an effort to conserve cash, and in lieu of repaying the bridge loans
and accrued interest of $5,000 at this time, the Company issued a senior,
secured convertible loan note and warrants to purchase shares of the Companys
common stock to the shareholder pursuant to a Securities Purchase Agreement
with the shareholder, certain other purchasers thereunder and a collateral
agent.
NOTE
7
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
Between October 3, 2007 and October 31, 2007, the
Company issued and sold notes and warrants to six additional purchasers under
the Securities Purchase Agreement dated August 28, 2007 for an aggregate
subscription price of $240,000.
F-7
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTING FIRMS REPORT
To the Board of
Directors and Shareholders Vubotics, Inc (FKA Halifax International, Inc.)
Atlanta, Georgia
We have audited
the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Vubotics, Inc. (a Georgia
corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders deficit and cash flows for
the year ended December 31, 2006. These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audit.
We conducted our
audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting
Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our
opinion.
In our opinion,
the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Vubotics, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2006, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the
year ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
The accompanying
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 8 to the financial
statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses and has a net capital
deficiency. These conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Managements plans in regard to these matters are
also described in Note 8. The financial statements do not include any
adjustments relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying
amounts or the amount and classification of liabilities that might result
should the Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
WT Uniack &
Co., CPAs, P.C.
Atlanta, Georgia
March 30, 2007
F-8
INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRMS
REPORT
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders Vubotics,
Inc (FKA Halifax International, Inc.)
Atlanta, Georgia
We have audited the
accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Vubotics, Inc. (a Nevada
corporation) and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, stockholders deficit and cash flows for
the year ended December 31, 2005. These consolidated financial statements are
the responsibility of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our
audit. The financial statements of Vubotics Inc. as of December 31, 2004, were
audited by other auditors whose report dated July 19, 2005 was qualified as to
the Company being able to continue as a going
concern.
We conducted our audits
in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight
Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the
audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a
test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated
financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the
overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our
audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the
consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
material respects, the financial position of Vubotics, Inc. and subsidiaries as
of December 31, 2005, and the results of its operations and cash flows for the
year ended December 31, 2005, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
The accompanying
consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company
will continue as a going concern. As discussed in Note 8 to the financial
statements, the Company has suffered recurring losses and has a net capital
deficiency. These conditions raise substantial doubt about its ability to
continue as a going concern. Managements plans in regard to these matters are
also described in Note 8. The financial statements do not include any adjustments
relating to the recoverability and classification of asset carrying amounts or
the amount and classification of liabilities that might result should the
Company be unable to continue as a going concern.
E. Philip Bailey CPA PC
Atlanta, Georgia
March 29, 2006
F-9
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FKA HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEET
DECEMBER
31, 2006
ASSETS
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Assets
|
|
|
|
Cash
|
|
$
|
513,947
|
|
Deposits
|
|
1,297
|
|
Total
current assets
|
|
515,244
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other
Assets
|
|
|
|
Fixed assets,
net
|
|
28,812
|
|
Intangible asset
|
|
102,529
|
|
Impairment
reserve
|
|
(102,529
|
)
|
Total other
assets
|
|
28,812
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Assets
|
|
$
|
544,056
|
|
|
|
|
|
LIABILITIES
AND STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Current
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
Notes payable
current portion
|
|
$
|
400,000
|
|
Accrued expenses
|
|
1,215,434
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
6,042
|
|
Due to related
party
|
|
78,985
|
|
Accrued payroll
|
|
67,014
|
|
Total
current liabilities
|
|
1,767,475
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notes
Payable
|
|
702,344
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
liabilities
|
|
2,469,819
|
|
|
|
|
|
Stockholders
(Deficit)
|
|
|
|
Common stock,
$0.001 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 49,825,718 shares issued and
outstanding
|
|
49,826
|
|
Preferred stock,
$0.001 par value,25,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and
outstanding
|
|
|
|
Additional
paid-in capital
|
|
12,189,250
|
|
Accumulated
deficit
|
|
(14,164,839
|
)
|
|
|
(1,925,763
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Liabilities and Stockholders Deficit
|
|
$
|
544,056
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-10
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FKA HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Revenue
|
|
$
|
37,000
|
|
$
|
2,672
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cost of sales
|
|
|
|
2,675
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gross profit
|
|
37,000
|
|
(3
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product
Development
|
|
568,671
|
|
187,185
|
|
Sales and
marketing
|
|
774,421
|
|
272,588
|
|
General and
administrative
|
|
2,111,950
|
|
1,456,687
|
|
|
|
3,455,042
|
|
1,916,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss from
operations
|
|
(3,418,042
|
)
|
(1,916,463
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest expense
|
|
(45,084
|
)
|
(146,633
|
)
|
Gain on debt
restructure
|
|
798,046
|
|
|
|
Other income
|
|
|
|
25,000
|
|
Interest income
|
|
11,633
|
|
|
|
|
|
764,595
|
|
(121,633
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(2,653,447
|
)
|
$
|
(2,038,096
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss per
common share - basic and fully diluted
|
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
$
|
(0.06
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average
number of common shares outstanding
|
|
43,158,271
|
|
31,829,906
|
|
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated
financial statements.
F-11
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FKA HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERS DEFICIT
FOR THE
YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common
|
|
Additional
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
|
|
Common Stock
|
|
Stock to be
|
|
Paid-In
|
|
Accumulated
|
|
Stockholders
|
|
|
|
Shares
|
|
Amount
|
|
Issued
|
|
Capital
|
|
Deficit
|
|
Deficit
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2004
|
|
26,127,609
|
|
$
|
26,128
|
|
$
|
67
|
|
$
|
7,093,006
|
|
$
|
(9,473,296
|
)
|
$
|
(2,354,095
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of
common stock for cash
|
|
2,533,333
|
|
2,533
|
|
(67
|
)
|
480,034
|
|
|
|
482,500
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of
common stock for services
|
|
6,385,332
|
|
6,385
|
|
|
|
932,511
|
|
|
|
938,896
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock
redeemed
|
|
(49,000
|
)
|
(49
|
)
|
|
|
(7,201
|
)
|
|
|
(7,250
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Common stock to
be issued
|
|
198,000
|
|
|
|
198
|
|
20,802
|
|
|
|
21,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,038,096
|
)
|
(2,038,096
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2005
|
|
35,195,274
|
|
$
|
34,997
|
|
$
|
198
|
|
$
|
8,519,152
|
|
$
|
(11,511,392
|
)
|
$
|
(2,957,045
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of
common stock for cash
|
|
8,822,133
|
|
9,021
|
|
(198
|
)
|
2,271,578
|
|
|
|
2,280,401
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of
common stock for settlement of loans
|
|
1,948,483
|
|
1,948
|
|
|
|
435,373
|
|
|
|
437,321
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of
common stock for services
|
|
3,859,828
|
|
3,860
|
|
|
|
963,147
|
|
|
|
967,007
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(2,653,447
|
)
|
(2,653,447
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Balance,
December 31, 2006
|
|
49,825,718
|
|
$
|
49,826
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
12,189,250
|
|
$
|
(14,164,839
|
)
|
$
|
(1,925,763
|
)
|
The accompanying notes
are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
F-12
VUBOTICS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FKA HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2006 AND 2005
|
|
2006
|
|
2005
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Operating Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net loss
|
|
$
|
(2,653,447
|
)
|
$
|
(2,038,096
|
)
|
Adjustments to
reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Issuance of
common stock for services
|
|
967,007
|
|
938,896
|
|
Gain on debt
restructure
|
|
(798,046
|
)
|
|
|
Depreciation
|
|
3,401
|
|
|
|
Increase
(decrease) in operating liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Accounts payable
and accrued expenses
|
|
833,098
|
|
96,709
|
|
Accrued payroll
and payroll liabilities
|
|
67,014
|
|
|
|
Accrued interest
|
|
(34,016
|
)
|
146,633
|
|
Net cash used in
operating activities
|
|
(1,614,989
|
)
|
(855,858
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Investing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of
fixed assets
|
|
(32,213
|
)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash
Flows From Financing Activities
|
|
|
|
|
|
Proceeds from
issuance of common stock
|
|
2,280,401
|
|
482,500
|
|
Redemption of
common stock
|
|
|
|
(7,250
|
)
|
Proceeds from
common stock to be issued
|
|
|
|
21,000
|
|
Principal
payments on notes payable
|
|
(286,733
|
)
|
|
|
Loans from
related party
|
|
167,298
|
|
343,746
|
|
Net cash
provided by financing activities
|
|
2,160,966
|
|
839,996
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net increase
(decrease) in cash
|
|
513,764
|
|
(15,862
|
)
|
Cash beginning
of year
|
|
183
|
|
16,045
|
|
Cash end of
year
|
|
$
|
513,947
|
|
$
|
183
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Supplemental
disclosures of cash flow information
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash paid for
interest
|
|
$
|
70,142
|
|
$
|
|
|
Cash paid for
income taxes
|
|
$
|
|
|
$
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES OF NON-CASH INVESTING AND FINANCING
ACTIVITIES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial
statements.
F-13
VUBOTICS,
INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(FKA
HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL, INC.)
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DECEMBER
31, 2005 AND 2004
NOTE 1 -
ORGANIZATION AND DESCRIPTION OF BUSINESS
Business Operations
In 2004, Halifax International, Inc. changed its name
to Vubotics, Inc. (the Company).
Vubotics, through one of its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, QuantumReader, Inc., is developing a new type of software product
called Quantum Reader. According to the Company. Quantum Reader is a hardware
independent software system which changes the way in which text is displayed on
electronic displays.
NOTE 2 -
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Principles of Consolidation
The consolidated
financial statements include the books of Vubotics, Inc. (formerly Silver
Strike Mining Company) and its wholly owned subsidiaries Christopher Partners,
Inc., QuantumReader, Inc., Truscom Inc., Annapolis Valley Ventures, Inc. and
X-VU, LLC. All inter-company transactions and accounts have been eliminated
Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes
revenue when persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists, fees are fixed or
determinable, delivery has occurred and collection is reasonably assured.
Revenue is not recognized until title has passed and risk of loss has
transferred to the customer, which occurs at time of shipment. Services to be
performed and revenue thus recognized have occurred and are acknowledged by the
customer in a manner that readily suggests in form and in substance that
resources have been consumed and utilized and have met those customer
expectations, terms and conditions of which are usually set in contractual
format.
Stock Based Compensation
The Company has issued
and may issue stock in lieu of cash for certain transactions. The fair value of
the stock, which is based on comparable cash purchases, third party quotations,
or the value of services, whichever is more readily determinable, is used to
value the transaction
Use of Estimates
The preparation of
financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect
the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent
assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported
amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results
could differ from those estimates. It is possible that the significant
estimates used will change within the next year.
Impairment of Long-Lived Assets
The Company reviews
long-lived assets for possible impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment to be
recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying value exceeds the
fair value of the assets, as measured by discounted cash flows over the remaining
life of the assets.
Basic and Diluted Per Common Share
Under Statement of
Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 128, Earnings Per Share, basic earnings
per common share is computed by dividing income available to common
stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares assumed to be
outstanding during the period of computation. Diluted earnings per share is
computed similar to basic earnings per share except that the denominator is
increased to include the number of additional common shares that would have
been outstanding if the potential
F-14
common shares had been
issued and if the additional common shares were dilutive. Because the Company
has incurred net losses, basic and diluted loss per share are the same since
additional potential common shares would be anti-dilutive.
Income Taxes
Deferred income tax
assets and liabilities are recognized for the estimated tax effects of
temporary differences between the financial reporting and tax reporting bases
of assets and liabilities and for loss carryforwards based on enacted tax laws
and rates. A valuation allowance is used to eliminate deferred income tax
assets to the amount that is more likely than not to be utilized.
Research and Development
The Company expenses
research and development costs as incurred.
Significant Recent Accounting Pronouncements
In March 2005, the SEC issued Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 107 (SAB 107), which offers guidance on SFAS 123(R). SAB 107 was issued to assist preparers by simplifying some of the implementation challenges of SFAS 123(R) while enhancing the information that investors receive. SAB 107 creates a framework that is premised on two overarching themes: (a) considerable judgment will be required by preparers to successfully implement SFAS 123(R), specifically when valuing employee stock ptions; and (b) reasonable individuals, acting in good faith, may conclude differently on the fair value of employee stock options.
In May 2005, the FASB issued SFAS 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections. SFAS No. 154 establishes new standards on accounting for changes in accounting principles. Pursuant to the new rules, all such changes must be accounted for by retrospective application to the financial statements of prior periods unless it is impracticable to do so. SFAS No. 154 supersedes Accounting Principles Bulletin (APB) Opinion 2, Accounting for Changes and SFAS No. 3 Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements, though it carries forward the guidance of those pronouncements with respect to accounting for changes in estimates, changes in the reporting entity, and error corrections. This statement is effective for accounting changes and error corrections made in years beginning after December 15, 2005, with early adoption permitted for changes and corrections made in years beginning after May 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 did not have a material impact on the Companys financial statements.
In June 2005, the Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF) reached consensus on Issue No. 05-6 (Issue), Determining the Amortization Period for Leasehold Improvements. This Issue provides guidance on determination of the amortization period for leasehold improvements that are purchased subsequent to the inception of the lease. Such leasehold improvements should be amortized over the lesser of the useful life of the asset, or the lease term that includes reasonably assured lease renewals. This Issue is effective for leasehold improvements acquired in the periods beginning after July 1, 2005. The Company does not expect the adoption of EITF No. 05-6 to have a material effect on its financial statements.
Key topics covered by SAB 107 include valuation models, expected volatility and expected term. The Company will apply the principles of SAB 107 in conjunction with its adoption of SFAS 123(R).
The adoption of EITF
02-14 will not have a significant impact on the Companys financial
statements.
In February 2006, the
FASB issued SFAS 155, Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments an
amendment of FASB Statements 133 and 140, (SFAS155). SFAS will be effective
for the Company beginning January 1, 2007. The statement permits interests in
hybrid financial instruments that contain an embedded derivative that would
otherwise require bifurcation, to be accounted for as a single financial instrument
at fair value, with changes in fair value recognized in earnings. This election
is permitted on an instrument by
instrument basis for all hybrid financial instruments held, obtained, or issued
as of the adoption date. The adoption had no impact to the Companys
consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In June 2006, the FASB issued
FASB Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty of Income Taxes-an interpretation
of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN48), Which clarifies the accounting for uncertainty
in income tax positions. This Interpretation requires that the Company
recognize in the consolidated financial statements the impact of a tax position
that is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination based on the
technical merits of the position. The provisions of FIN 48 will be effective or
the Company as of the beginning of the Companys 2008 fiscal year, with the
cumulative effect of the change in accounting principle recorded as an
adjustment to opening retained earnings. The provisions of FASB Interpretation 48 are not expected to any
impact on the Companys financial statements.
In September 2006, the
FASB issued FASB No. 158, Employers Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and
Other Postretirement Benefits (FAS 158). FAS 158 addresses the accounting for
defined benefit pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans
F-15
(plans). Specifically,
FAS 158 requires companies to recognize an asset for a plans over funded
status or a liability for a plans under funded status and to measure a plans assets
and its obligations that determine its funded status as of the end of the companys
fiscal year, the offset of which is recorded, net of tax, as a component of
other comprehensive income in shareholders equity. FAS 158 will be effective
for the Company as of September 30, 2007 and applied prospectively. The
provisions of FAS 158 are not expected to have any impact on the Companys
financial statements.
In September 2006, the
FASB issued FASB statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (FAS 157). FAS
157 establishes a single authoritative definition of fair value, sets out a framework
for measuring fair value and expands on required disclosures about fair value
measurement. FAS 157 is effective for the Company on October 1, 2008 and will
be applied prospectively. The provisions of FAS 157 are not expected to have a
material impact on the Companys financial statements.
Other recent accounting pronouncements
issued by the FASB (including its Emerging Issues Task Force (EITF)), the
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the SEC did
not or are not believed by management to have a material impact on the Companys
present or future financial statements.
NOTE 3 - NOTES PAYABLE
The Companys notes
payable at December 31, 2006 are summarized as follows:
10% notes
payable to a stockholder. The note is unsecured.
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$
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628,500
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10% notes
payable to a stockholder. The note are unsecured.
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174,000
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10% notes
payable to a stockholder. The note are unsecured.
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299,844
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Total notes
payable
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$
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1,102,344
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The aggregate principal amounts of the notes payable
maturing in subsequent years as of December 31, 2006 are as follows:
Amount currently
outstanding:
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$
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702,344
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Currently Due:
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$
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400,000
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NOTE 4 PURCHASE OF QUANTUM READER,
INC. AND RELATED IMPAIRMENT
The Company purchased the
entire stock of QuantumReader, Inc. (QR) in a stock for stock transaction.
The purchase price was valued at $102,529 with $2,529 being allocated for
liabilities assumed and 1,000,000 shares of stock issued by the Company for the
technology of the acquired company.
As mentioned in note 8,
there exist significant concerns as to the Companys viability as a going
concern. Therefore in light of such concerns and for other reasons set forth
below, the Company has reserved for the entire amount of those intangible
assets purchased.
The Company
currently does not present any indefinite-lived intangible assets in its
balance sheet. For the year ended December 31, 2005 and in accordance with SFAS
No. 142, the Company performed its annual impairment test of its intangible
asset and concluded that an impairment existed at that date. The factors
considered led to a substantial doubt of the Companys ability to recover its
investment due to a lack of certainty in future cash flows calculated on an
undiscounted basis. In addition, based on its fair market value estimate the
related write down was required to record the intangible asset on its fair
market value.
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NOTE 5 -
INCOME TAXES
The effective tax rate
varies from the maximum federal statutory rate as a result of the following
items for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 and 2005:
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December 31,
2006
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December 31,
2005
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Tax benefit
computed at the maximum federal statutory rate
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(34.0%
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)
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(34.0%
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)
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State tax rate,
net of federal tax benefit
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(4.5
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(4.5
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)
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Increase in
valuation allowance
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38.5
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38.5
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Effective income
tax rate
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0.0
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%
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0.0
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%
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Deferred income tax assets and the related valuation
allowances result principally from the potential tax benefits of net operating
loss carryforwards.
The Company has recorded
a valuation allowance to reflect the uncertainty of the ultimate utilization of
the deferred tax assets as follows:
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December 31,
2006
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December 31,
2005
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Deferred tax
assets
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$
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5,453,000
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$
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4,432,000
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Less valuation
allowance
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(5,453,000
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)
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(4,432,000
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Net deferred tax
assets
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$
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$
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For financial statement purposes, no tax benefit has
been reported as the Company has had significant losses in recent years and
realization of the tax benefits is uncertain. Accordingly, a valuation
allowance has been established in the full amount of the deferred tax asset.
At December 31, 2006, the
Company had net operating loss carryforwards of approximately $14,165,000 which
will be available to offset future taxable income. These net operating loss
carryforwards expire at various times through 2026. The utilization of the net
operating loss carryforwards is dependent upon the Companys ability to
generate sufficient taxable income during the carryforward period.
NOTE 6 -
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
Loans totaling a net of $273,850 were received from
Philip E. Lundquist, an officer and shareholder, during the year ended December
31, 2006.
During the fiscal years ending December 31, 2006 and
2005, the Company issued a total of 7,190,483 shares, all at a price equal
to market value, of which 1,948,483 were issued in repayment of cash
advances previously made by Mr. Lundquist to the Company, 2,500,000 were issued
in consideration of services rendered by Mr. Lundquist during prior years, and
2,742,000 were issued in consideration of Mr. Lundquists services rendered
during 2005 and 2006. As of December 31, 2006, the outstanding amount of cash advances
still owed to Mr. Lundquist by the Company is $78,985.
Subsequent to year end, John F. Ellingson was
appointed as President. During the year ended December 31, 2006, Vision
Factory, LLC, 50% owned by Mr. Ellingson was paid $90,500 for Management services
performed by Mr. Ellingson. In addition, Vision Factory, Inc. was paid $90,500
for Sales and marketing services performed by Mr. Ellingsons partner.
NOTE 7 - COMMITMENTS AND
CONTINGENCIES
None
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NOTE 8 GOING CONCERN
These consolidated
financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles applicable to a going concern, which contemplates the
realization of assets and the satisfaction of liabilities and commitments in
the normal course of business. However, the Company has incurred net losses of
$2,653,447 and $2,038,096 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2006 and
2005, respectively. The Company also had a working capital deficiency of
$1,252,231 and an equity deficiency of $1,925,763 at December 31, 2006 and has
significant currently maturing debt and related accrued interest thereto. The
Company has raised capital to fund the operating activities primarily through
private equity infusions from stockholders, loans through stockholders and
other demand loans. The Company intends on financing its future development
activities and its working capital needs largely from the sale of public equity
securities with some additional funding from other traditional financing
sources, including term notes, until such time that funds provided by
operations are sufficient to fund working capital requirements.
These factors, among
others, raise substantial doubt about the Companys ability to continue as a
going concern for a reasonable period of time.
The consolidated
financial statements do not include any adjustments relating to the
recoverability and classification of recorded asset amounts other than what is
described in Note 4.
NOTE 9 SUBSEQUENT EVENT
(
Unaudited
)
On February 6, 2007, the Company was served with a
complaint which had been filed on January 29, 2007 in the Superior Court of
Fulton County, Georgia by Ekistics Research, LLC and Craig J. Larson, a former
director and officer of the Company, against the Company and Vubotics Georgia,
Inc. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the Company breached its
obligation to provide up to $500,000 for working capital, software development,
inventory purchases and promotion of the QuantumReader software during the
12-month period after the Companys acquisition of QuantumReader, Inc. under
the Plan and Agreement of Reorganization dated November 17, 2004 among the
Company, Mr. larson and others. The plaintiffs were seeking monetary damages,
as well as an injunction requiring the Company to provide Mr. Larson with a
non-exclusive, worldwide, perpetual, irrevocable, paid-up license to the
QuantumReader software.
On March, 2007, Ekistics Research, LLC and Mr. Larson
withdrew the complaint.
On January 18, 2007, John
F. Ellingson was appointed President of the Company (see Note 6).
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VUBOTICS,
INC.
Common
Stock
$0.001
Par Value
PROSPECTUS
November
, 20
PART II
INFORMATION
NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 24. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
AND OFFICERS
Under the Georgia Business Corporation Law and our
Amended Articles of Incorporation, our directors and officers will have no
individual liability to us or our shareholders or creditors for any damages
resulting from the officers or directors act or failure to act in his or her
capacity as an officer or director unless it is proven that (i) the officers
or directors act or failure to act constituted a breach of his or her
fiduciary duties as an officer or director; and (ii) the officers or directors
breach of those duties involved intentional misconduct, fraud or a knowing
violation of law. The effect of this statute and our Amended Articles of
Incorporation is to eliminate the individual liability of our officers and
directors to the corporation or its shareholders or creditors, unless any act
or failure to act of an officer or director meets both situations listed in (i)
and (ii) above.
Our Amended Articles of Incorporation provide for the
indemnification of our officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted
by Georgia law. The Georgia Business Corporation Law also provides that a
corporation may indemnify any officer or director who is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to a litigation by reason of the fact that he or
she is or was an officer or director of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as an officer or director of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against
expenses, including attorneys fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such officer or director if (i)
there was no breach by the officer or director of his or her fiduciary duties
to the corporation involving intentional misconduct, fraud or knowing violation
of law; or (ii) the officer or director acted in good faith and in a manner
which he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In
the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication
of such issue.
ITEM 25. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE
AND DISTRIBUTION
The following table sets forth an estimate of the
costs and expenses, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, if any,
payable by the Registrant relating to the sale of common stock being
registered. All amounts are estimates except the Securities and Exchange
Commission registration fee.
Securities and
Exchange Commission registration fee
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$
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Legal fees and
expenses
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$
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*
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Accounting fees
and expenses
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$
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*
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Transfer agent
and registrars fees and expenses
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$
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*
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Miscellaneous
expenses
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$
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*
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Total
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$
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*
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* Estimated
The Registrant has agreed to bear expenses incurred by
the selling shareholders that relate to the registration of the shares of
common stock being offered and sold by the selling shareholders.
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ITEM 26. RECENT SALES OF UNREGISTERED
SECURITIES
On August 24, 2006, the Company sold for an aggregate
of $2,219,940, 7,399,799 shares of common stock together with warrants to
purchase up to an additional 7,399,799 shares of common stock. The warrants had
an exercise price of $0.60 per common share and a term of five years.
The Company issued 1,422,334 shares of restricted
common stock for $279,188 cash.
The Company issued 3,839,828 shares of restricted
common stock for services valued at $961,007.
On August 28, 2007 the Company entered into a
Securities Purchase Agreement (the 2007 Securities Purchase Agreement) with
the purchasers thereunder and a collateral agent pursuant to which the Company
sold (i) senior, secured convertible notes in the aggregate principal amount of
$1,440,000 and warrants to purchase up to 21,920,833 shares of the Companys
common stock.
The Company issued
shares of restricted common stock valued at $
in repayment of loans.
* All of the above offerings and sales were deemed to
be exempt under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. No advertising or general
solicitation was employed in offering the securities. The offerings and sales
were made to a limited number of persons, all of whom were accredited
investors, business associates of our company or executive officers of our
company, and transfer was restricted by our company in accordance with the
requirements of the Securities Act. In addition to representations by the
above-referenced persons, we have made independent determinations that all of
the above-referenced persons were accredited or sophisticated investors, and
that they were capable of analyzing the merits and risks of their investment,
and that they understood the speculative nature of their investment.
Furthermore, all of the above-referenced persons were provided with access to
our Securities and Exchange Commission filings.
Except as expressly set forth above, the individuals
and entities to whom we issued securities as indicated in this section of the
registration statement are unaffiliated with us.
ITEM 27. EXHIBITS
2.1
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Agreement and Plan of
Reorganization between Silver Strike Nevada and Christopher Partners, Inc.,
dated January 29, 1999 (1)
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3(i)1
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Articles of
Incorporation of Vubotics, Inc. dated February 27, 1996 (fka Silver Strike
Mining Company, Inc.) (1)
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3(i)(2)
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Certificate of
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed with the
Secretary of the State of Nevada on July 8, 1996 (1)
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3(i)(3)
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Articles of Merger
filed July 18, 1996.(1)
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3(i)(4)
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Certificate of
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed with the
Secretary of the State of Nevada on July 23, 1996, increasing the authorized
common stock to 20,000,000 shares and authorizing the company to create a
class of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share (1)
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3(i)(5)
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Certificate of
Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company filed with the
Secretary of the State of Nevada on February 12, 1999, changing the name of
the Company to Halifax International, Inc. (1)
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3(i)(6)
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Articles of Share
Exchange filed February 26, 1999 (1)
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3(i)(7)
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Articles of
Incorporation of Vubotics , Inc. (Georgia corporation) *
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3(i)(8)
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Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated December 15, 2006 entered into by and between Vubotics, Inc.
(Nevada) and Vubotics, Inc. (Georgia) *
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3(ii).1
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Amended and Restated
By-laws of Vubotics, Inc. (Nevada) (1)
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3(ii).2
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By-laws of Vubotics,
Inc. (Georgia) *
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5.1
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Legality opinion of
Duane Morris LLP *
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10.1
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Exclusive Sales
Representative Agreement between Truscom and XTec, dated October 11, 2000.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Form 10-QSB, filed
November 13, 2000)
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10.2
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Consultant Agreement
between Halifax and Columbia Financial Group, Inc., dated January 2, 2001.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 10-KSB, filed March
29, 2001)
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10.3
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Employment Agreement
between Stephen E. Brisker and Halifax International, Inc., dated June 1,
2001 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Form 10-KSB filed April
15, 2002)
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10.4
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Plan and Agreement of
Reorganization By and Between QuantumReader, Inc. and Vubotics, Inc. dated
November 17, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Form 10-KSB
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2004 filed on October 14, 2005)
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10.5
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Common Stock and
Warrant Purchase Agreement dated August 24, 2006 entered into by and among
the Company and the purchasers signatories thereto (3)
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10.6
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Form of Common Stock
Purchase Warrant dated August 24, 2006 issued by the Company to the
purchasers signatories thereto (3)
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10.7
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Registration Rights
Agreement dated August 24, 2006 entered into by and among the Company and the
purchasers signatories thereto (3)
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10.8
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Securities Purchase Agreement dated August
28, 2007 by and among the Company, Jay Weil, as collateral agent and the
purchasers signatories thereto(5)
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10.9
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Form of 2007 Senior,
Secured Convertible Note(5)
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10.10
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Form of $0.20
Warrant(5)
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10.11
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Registration Rights
Agreement dated August 28, 2007 by and among the Company and the purchasers
signatories thereto(5)
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21.1
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List of Subsidiaries
(4)
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23.1
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Consent of WT Uniack *
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23.2
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Consent of E. Philip Bailey CPA PC*
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23.3
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Consent of Duane Morris
LLP (included in exhibit 5.1) *
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (4)
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* Filed herewith.
+ Compensatory plan
or arrangement
(1) Incorporated by
reference to the Companys Registration Statement filed with the SEC on Form
10-SB on January 13, 2000.
(2) Incorporated by
reference to the Companys Annual Report filed with the SEC on Form 10-KSB on
March 31, 2006.
(3) Incorporated by
reference to the Companys Current Report filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on
August 28, 2006.
(4) Incorporated by reference
to the Companys Registration Statement filed with the SEC on Form SB-2 on
December 22, 2006.
(5) ) Incorporated
by reference to the Companys Current Report filed with the SEC on Form 8-K on
September 4, 2007.
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ITEM 28. UNDERTAKINGS
The undersigned Company hereby undertakes to:
(1) File, during any period in which offers or sales
are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) Include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) Reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
which, individually or together, represent a fundamental change in the
information in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value
of the securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate
offering price set forth in the Calculation of Registration Fee table in the
effective registration statement; and
(iii) Include any additional or changed material
information on the plan of distribution.
(2) For determining liability under the Securities
Act, treat each post-effective amendment as a new registration statement of the
securities offered, and the offering of the securities at that time to be the
initial bona fide offering.
(3) File a post-effective amendment to remove from
registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of the
offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability
under the Securities Act to any purchaser:
Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part
of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration
statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on
Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or
deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus
that is part of the statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of a contract
of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was
made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
date of first use.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or
otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
Each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part
of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration
statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on
Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration
statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided,
however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that
is part of the registration
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statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed
incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement
that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the
registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such
date of first use.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities
Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements of filing on Form SB-2 and authorizes this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the
City of Atlanta, State of Georgia, on November 30, 2007.
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VUBOTICS
,
INC.
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By:
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/Marc Owensby
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Marc Owensby
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Chief Executive Officer
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By:
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/s/ Thomas C. Ridenour
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Thomas C. Ridenour
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Chief Financial Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
SIGNATURE
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TITLE
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DATE
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/s/
Marc Owensby
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Chief Executive Officer
and Director
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November 30, 2007
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Marc
Owensby
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/s/
Thomas C. Ridenour
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Chief Financial Officer
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November 30, 2007
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Thomas
C. Ridenour
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Chairman of the Board
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November 30, 2007
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Philip
E. Lundquist
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of Directors
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Director
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November 30, 2007
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Robert
T. Eramian
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Director
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November 30, 2007
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Ronan
Harris
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